Added 9 October 2026
cannon
/ˈkæn.ən/ noun
In Latin: tormentum, pyrobolus Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cannon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
verb
- Make a cannon.
- Fire a cannon.
Origin
Attested from around 1400 as Middle English canon, canoun, from Old French canon, from Italian cannone, from Latin canna, from Ancient Greek κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Akkadian 𒄀 (qanû, “reed”), from Sumerian 𒄀𒈾 (gi.na) (for more, see cane). Doublet of canyon. This spelling was not fixed until about 1800.
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