Etymograph

English

cannabis

Cannabis comes from Latin cannabis ‘hemp’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κάνναβις.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκάνναβις‘hemp’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcannabis‘hemp’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2021same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκάνναβις‘hemp’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcannabis‘hemp’
  3. Englishearliest quotation 2021same form

Earliest quotation: 2021, Katie Hunt, Schizophrenia linked to marijuana use disorder is on the ris: “Cannabis use disorder is usually defined as a problematic…”

Linked words

through Latin cannabis ‘hemp’

canvas

Today it means

noun A tall annual dioecious plant (Cannabis, especially Cannabis sativa), native to central Asia and having alternate, palmately divided leaves and tough bast fibers.

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Etymograph / Ancient Greek κάνναβις / cannabis

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