Where does “cypress” come from?
Cypress comes from English Cyprus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος, ultimately traced to Ancient Greek Κύπρος, the island from which the tree takes its name.
cypress (English): An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened...
Definitions
- An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened...
Ancestry of “cypress”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cipres | A cypress the tree |
| 2 | Old French | cipres | — |
| 3 | Latin | cypressus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cupressus | cypress |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυπάρισσος | cypress; its wood, used as timber |