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Etymology of the English word channel

the English word channel
derived from the Old French word chanel
derived 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, channeling

Cognates

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 kanal

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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