My translator says it's the same word: canyon It is pronounced differently, however, as "con-YONE."
The word canyon comes from spanish
The English word 'canyon' has direct roots in the Spanish name for the same geographic feature. The Spanish word came from a Latin word.
canyon = el cañoncliff = la barranca
The English form of the Spanish word Caon.
Canyon = This is a Spanish word for a very deep valley carved out by a river. Thanks for using Answers! ʕ◠ᴥ◠ʔづ
From Spain. It is derived from the Spanish word canon. This descended from the Latin cana.
Directly from the Spanish Language-which in turn acquired it from Latin.
Canyon comes from Spanish (cañón).
Pretty sure it doesn't mean anything... However, the word "cañón" is the Spanish word for "cannon" or "gun barrel". They sound almost identical.
It has been stolen, rather than borrowed, from Spanish. The Spanish word cañon (a tube) is derived from a Latin word canna meaning reed.
Copper Canyon (Spanish: Cañon del Cobre) is such landmark.
it is spanish