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English word canal comes from Latin canna, Latin -alis
canna (Latin)
(by extension) Anything made of reed or cane; reed-pipe, flute; gondola; windpipe.. A reed, cane.
-alis (Latin)
Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
canalis (Latin)
A groove, channel, canal, conduit, duct.. A gutter, ditch.. A pipe, spout.
canal (Old French)
canal (Middle French)
canal (English)
(anatomy) A tubular channel within the body.. (astronomy) One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on early telescopic images of the surface of Mars.. An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. To dig an artificial waterway in or to (a place), especially for drainage. To travel along a canal by boat.