Where does “cyprine” come from?

cyprine (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.

cyprine (English): Of or pertaining to the cypress

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the cypress

Ancestry of “cyprine”, step by step

cyprine traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English cypress

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcypressAn evergreen coniferous tree with flattened...
2Middle EnglishcipresA cypress the tree
3Old Frenchcipres
4Latincypressus
5Latincupressuscypress
6Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber

via Latin cȳprium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincȳprium
2Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Latin cyprīnus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincyprīnusA type of carp
2Ancient Greekκυπρῖνοςcarp
Every word from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσοςEvery word from Latin cupressusEvery word from Latin cypressus