Where does “cedarbird” come from?
cedarbird (English) comes from English cedar, from Middle English cedre, from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
cedarbird (English): The cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
Definitions
- The cedar waxwing, Bombycilla cedrorum
Ancestry of “cedarbird”, step by step
cedarbird traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cedar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cedar | A coniferous tree of the genus "Cedrus" in the... |
| 2 | Middle English | cedre | Lebanon cedar or a similar tree; The wood of the... |
| 3 | Old French | cedre | — |
| 4 | Latin | cedrus | the juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |