canvas- root words — words with the canvas- root

The root canvas- comes from Latin cannabis, meaning hemp (the cloth, from the duck's back plumage pattern). 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including canvasback. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the canvas- root

Explore words with canvas- — words containing the canvas- root and sharing its sense of "hemp (the cloth, from the duck's back plumage pattern)". Examples include canvasback. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does canvas- mean?

The canvas- root means hemp (the cloth, from the duck's back plumage pattern), from Latin cannabis. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.