Etymology of the English word channel
the English word
channelderived from the Old French word
chanelderived from the Latin word
canalis (watepipe; channel, canal, conduit)
derived from the Classical Latin word
canna (reed; small reed, cane; panpipe)
derived from the Greek word
kanna, κάννα
Derivations in English
Chunnel,
channelbill,
channelize,
chunnel,
channeled,
channelingCognates
Dutch
kanaal, English
canal, French
canal, German
Kanal, German
Kännel, Italian
canale, Latin
canalis, Lithuanian
kanalas, Norwegian
kanal, Polish
kanal, Provençal
canal, Russian
канaл, Spanish
canal, Swedish
kanalUsage
Word found in Modern English
