The Canaanites deity ba'al worship included anthropophagite, and the priests that preform the rituals of Cannibalism were Canon or Canni, and Ba'al is often spelled ba'al, bael, bal, so the word
Cannibal literally meant the "priest of ba'al" Canni + bal.
Maybe someone wiser than I could shed light.
The Canaanites deity ba'al worship included anthropophagite, and the priests that preform the rituals of Cannibalism were Canon or Canni, and Ba'al is often spelled ba'al, bael, bal, so the word Cannibal literally meant the "priest of ba'al" Canni + bal.