The word "canvas" is derived from the 13th century Anglo-French canevaz and the Old French canevas. Both may be derivatives of the Vulgar Latin cannapaceus for "made of hemp", originating from the Greek (cannabis).
The word "canvas" is derived from the 13th century Anglo-French canevaz and the Old French canevas Both may be derivatives of the Vulgar Latin cannapaceus for "made of hemp" originating from the Greek (cannabis)