Where does “κασία” come from?

κασία (Ancient Greek) comes from Hebrew קְצִיעָה, from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא, from Aramaic קְצַע — to cut off.

κασία (Ancient Greek): cassia

Definitions

  1. cassia

Ancestry of “κασία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקְצִיעָהcassia tree
2Aramaicקְצִיעֲתָא—
3Aramaicקְצַעto cut off
Every word from Aramaic קְצַע →Every word from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא →Every word from Hebrew קְצִיעָה →