Morpheme
Cannon
Type
free base
Denotation
large tube
Etymology
Middle English canon, canoun; Old French canon; Italian cannone, from canna + -one; Latin canna; Ancient Greek kánna; Akkadian qanû; Sumerian gi.na
Evidence
autocannon, cannon, cannonade, cannonball, cannoned, cannoneer, cannoner, cannoning, cannonlike, cannonproof, cannons, demicannon, megacannon, supercannon
Notes
<n> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable
homophone of Canon
