Etymology of the French word canal
the French word
canalderived 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
Date
The earliest known usage of canal in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
canalicule,
garde-canal,
multicanal,
canaliserDerivations in other languages
Romanian
canalCognates
Dutch
kanaal, English
canal, English
channel, German
Kanal, German
Kännel, Italian
canale, Latin
canalis, Lithuanian
kanalas, Norwegian
kanal, Polish
kanal, Provençal
canal, Russian
канaл, Spanish
canal, Swedish
kanal
