kanister
Polish
noun
Definitions
- jerrycan, petrol can
Etymology
Borrowed from German Kanister (jerrycan, canister) derived from English canister derived from Latin canistrum derived from Ancient Greek κάναστρον (basket of reeds).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κάναστρον
Gloss
basket of reeds
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- canister English
- canister damascus English
- canisterize English
- canisterlike English
- oxygen canister English
- canistrum Latin
- canna Latin
- cānistrum Latin
- Benzinkanister German
- Kanister German
- Wasserkanister German
- canestro Italian
- κάναστρον Ancient Greek
- κάννα Ancient Greek
- canister Middle English
- ceanastar Irish
- τάγιστρον gkm
- caniastro Dalmatian