canal
Portuguese
/ka.ˈnaw/, /kɐ.ˈnaɫ/
noun
Definitions
- ditch
- canal artificial waterway
- (radio) channel broadcasting: specific radio frequency or band of frequencies
- (television) television channel
Etymology
Inherited from Old Portuguese canal derived from Latin canālis (canal, channel, pipe, ditch, groove, gutter) derived from Ancient Greek κάννα (reed) derived from Akkadian 𒄀 (reed) derived from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (reed).
Origin
Sumerian
𒄀𒈾
Gloss
reed
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *canālia Latin
- canalicius Latin
- canalicula Latin
- canaliculatus Latin
- canaliculus Latin
- canaliensis Latin
- canalis Latin
- canella Latin
- canna Latin
- canne Latin
- cannula Latin
- canālis Latin
- Kanaal Dutch, Flemish
- canal French
- canaigre Spanish, Castilian
- cañón Spanish, Castilian
- κάναστρον Ancient Greek
- κάννα Ancient Greek
- κᾰ́ννᾱ Ancient Greek
- κᾰνών Ancient Greek
- *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- kanal Swedish
- kanał Polish
- canal Old French
- chanel Old French
- chenel Old French
- canal Catalan, Valencian
- canal Galician
- κανάλι Greek (modern)
- canol Welsh
- canal Old Portuguese
- canal Asturian
- canal Old Spanish
- canal Venetian
- קַנְיָא Aramaic
- ܩܢܝܐ Classical Syriac
- 𒄀 Akkadian
- 𒄀𒈾 Sumerian