Etymology of the French word canevas
the Old French word
canevasderived from the Latin word
cannabis (hemp; hemp rope; canvas)
derived from the Greek word
kannabis, κάνναβις
borrowed from either Thracian or Scythian. Possibly of Semitic origin, from Akkadian.
Date
The earliest known usage of canevas in French dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in French
canevasserDerivations in other languages
English
canvas, Romanian
canevasCognates
Provençal
canabasUsage
Word found in Old French
