Greek kanon / Ancient Greek: κανών, Arabic Qanun / قانون, Hebrew kaneh / קנה, "straight"; a rule, code, standard, or measure; the root meaning in all these languages is "reed" (cf. the Romance-language ancestors of the English word "cane").
Greek kanon / Ancient Greek : κανών , Arabic Qanun / قانون , Hebrew kaneh / קנה , " straight " ; a rule , code , standard , or measure ; the root meaning in all these languages is " reed " ( cf . the Romance - language ancestors of the English word " cane " ) .
Which English term is derived from the same root as the Greek, Arabic and Hebrew words for canon?
Which English term is derived from the same root as the Greek , Arabic and Hebrew words for canon ?
cane
cane