Where does “cypres” come from?

cypres (English) comes from English cypress, from Middle English cipres, from Old French cipres, from Latin cypressus, from Latin cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος — cypress; its wood, used as timber.

cypres (English): Obsolete form of cypress

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of cypress

Ancestry of “cypres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcypressAn evergreen coniferous tree with flattened...
2Middle EnglishcipresA cypress the tree
3Old Frenchcipres—
4Latincypressus—
5Latincupressuscypress
6Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber
Every word from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος →Every word from Latin cupressus →Every word from Latin cypressus →