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Where does “κασσία” come from?

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

Ancestry of “κασσία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקְצִיעָהcassia tree
2Aramaicקְצִיעֲתָא—
3Aramaicקְצַעto cut off

Words derived from “κασσία”

  • cassia
  • cassis
  • crème de cassis
  • cassia
  • cassis
  • crème de cassis
  • Cassiinae
  • Cassieae
  • Cassia
  • kasiso
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