canon

(Inglês)

Oposto de
non-canon
Freqüência

C2
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈkæn.ən/
Etimologia (Inglês)

In summary

From Middle English canoun, from Old French canon and Old English canon, both from Latin canōn, from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), from Semitic (compare Hebrew קָנֶה (qane, “reed”) and Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh, “reed”)). Doublet of qanun. See also cane, cannon, canyon, canal.

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