Cane

Morpheme

Cane

Type

free base

Denotation

reed, spear, stick, woody stem

Etymology

Middle English cane, canne; Old French cane; Latin canna; Ancient Greek kánna; Akkadian qanû; Sumerian gi.na

Evidence

canal, cane, caneball, caneboard, canebrake, canecutter, caned, canefruit, canegrass, caneland, caneless, caner, canes, caneware, canework, caning, recane, rivercane, sugarcane, uncaned

See Also

Canister, Cann