Etymology of the English word chunnel
the English word
chunnelderived from the English word
tunnelderived from the Old French word
tonelderived from the Old French word
tonnellederived from the Old French word
tonnederived from the Latin word
tunnaderived from 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
Usage
Word found in Modern English