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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

  1. An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened...

Ancestry of “cypress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcipres—
2Old Frenchcipres—
3Latincypressus—
4Latincupressuscypress
5Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber

Words derived from “cypress”

  • cypres
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