cannery

cannery

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-
Proto-Indo-European *-né-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥néh₃ti
Proto-Germanic *kunnaną
Proto-West Germanic *kunnan
Old English cunnan
Middle English can
English can
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsjos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Old French -ier
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Old French -ie
Old French -eriebor.
Middle English -erie
English -ery
English cannery

    From can + -ery.

    Noun

    cannery (plural canneries)

    1. A factory that produces canned goods.
      Synonyms: packing plant, packinghouse
      Jim had a summer job cleaning and packing salmon at the fish cannery.

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