1. Etymology of the French word canon
the Old French word canon
Derivations in French
demi-canon, canonner, canonnerie, canonnier, canonnière, autocanonCognates
Catalan canya, Catalan canó, Dutch kan, Dutch canon, Dutch kanon, Dutch kunnen, English cannon, English can, English cane, English canon, French canne, German Kanne, German Kanon, German Kanone, German können, Icelandic kanna, Icelandic kanón, Icelandic kunna, Italian cannone, Italian canna, Latin canna, Norwegian kanne, Norwegian kanon, Spanish caña, Swedish kanna, Swedish kanon, Swedish kunnaUsage
Word found in Old French2. Etymology of the French word canon
derived from the French word canon
derived from the Latin word canon (canon, ecclesiastical title; member of canonry; canon, norm, rule; catalog of sacred writings admitted by rule, the_Canon; cannon; sounding-board, channel of water organ; model)
derived from the Greek word kanon, κανών (a rule ('canon'); a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary; a sphere (of activity))