

Also "assis", per Jan Huyghen van Linschoten. The dictionary definition of chanvre at Wiktionary.Īrabic. The dictionary definition of cannabis at Wiktionary.įrench Alphonse de Candolle, the first authority on cultivated plants, wrote that like all other modern terms for cannabis, "chanvre" ultimately derives from proto-Indo-European "ang". Dried preparations of the plant are also called ganja, one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Assigned in the mid-eighteenth century, cannabis and hemp describe the entire cannabis plant for all its uses. The dictionary definition of canapa at Wiktionary.Įnglish botanical name. Italian an 1894 Italian botany study of the plant notes the word has the same etymology as the French "chanvre". The dictionary definition of cáñamo at Wiktionary.

Originally, also poetically used to refer to objects made of hemp. Spanish, from Greek "kánnabos" and Arabic "quinnan". Note: Bhangi is also a Hindi term for a person who uses bhang. The dictionary definition of bhang at Wiktionary.Īn ancient Sanskrit name originating before the 5th century (400 CE). The Bhangmeter, a type of radiometer, is named as a pun on "Bhang".

In American English it may refer to hemp or a tea made from hemp that is either drunk or smoked. Used in British English, it can also be spelt "bang", and retains much of the original meaning. Garcia de Orta recorded the name as "bangue", as did Jan Huyghen van Linschoten. Hindi, sixteenth century, from Sanskrit "bhaṅgáḥ", "bhaṅgā" ( see below).

Differently, "k(h)an-" indicates singing/making a sound. The Proto-Indo-European stem for hemp/ cannabis sativa, "san-" and "kan-" or "gan-", existed prior to the 5th century (400 CE). It is more recent than the proto-Indo-European stem.
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