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Last answer: Not sure, but the word canoe comes from the word kenu that means "boat carved out of a tree"

It's Spanish.

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When did the word canoe come in the English language?

During the 1550s, the Haitian (Arawakan) word canaoua was picked by Spanish explorers, et al, in the New World and spoken as canoa. Around 1600, the English variant spellings settled down to become canoe.


Where does the canoe come from?

The Natives are the first ones to create the Canoe


What country did the word canoe come from?

The word canoe came from Hawaii...


What native American tribe did the word canoe come from?

The English word "canoe" does not come from any native American language. It is from Spanish canoa, which is a mis-reading of Latin capha, meaning a small boat.Some native words for canoe are:wigudi (Abenaki)waskwayosi (Cree)wigwass-tcheeman (Ojibwa)moosulk' (Micmac)chemung (Natick)amasui (Wampanoag)akweden (Passamaquoddy)


What country does the word pirogue comes from?

It has come into the English language via French from Spanish 'Piragua' meaning a dugout canoe (which should be made from one log)


Why should you learn a foren language?

In order to converse with people from other nations who do not speak English, or whatever your native language is. It is good for your brain to keep active by learning as well. It might be an idea to improve your own language a bit as well - the word is foreign.


Where did the word canoe come from?

the word comes from Hawaii


What language is canoe derived from?

The word "canoe" is derived from the Carib language. The Carib people were indigenous inhabitants of the Caribbean region and South America, where canoes were a common mode of transportation for navigating waterways.


Was Queen Victoria English?

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What country does the word canoe come from?

well some were in north america


Which country of origin did word canoe come from?

not a country but it was the first nations


What is a spirit canoe and is it the canoe of a spirit or the spirit of a canoe?

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