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Where does “cedre” come from?

cedre (Catalan) comes from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

cedre (Catalan): cedar

Definitions

  1. cedar

Ancestry of “cedre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
2Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
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