Canyon

Morpheme

Canyon

Type

free base

Denotation

narrow valley between cliffs

Etymology

Mexican Spanish cañon; Spanish cañon, from caño + -ón; Latin canna; Ancient Greek kánna; Akkadian qanû; Sumerian gi.na

Evidence

canyon, canyoned, canyoneer, canyoneering, canyoner, canyoning, canyonless, canyonlike, canyons, downcanyon, precanyon, upcanyon

Notes

canyon and cannon are doublets

Doublet

Cannon

See Also

Cann