Where does “cedarwood” come from?
cedarwood (English) comes from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
cedarwood (English): The wood of the cedar tree
Definitions
- The wood of the cedar tree
Ancestry of “cedarwood”, step by step
cedarwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
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 |