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Where does “logwood” come from?

Logwood comes from English log and English wood, with wood deriving from Old English wudu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewp-.

logwood (English): A tree, Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume...

Definitions

  1. A tree, Haematoxylum campechianum, in the legume...

Ancestry of “logwood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
2Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
3Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
4Latinlaubĭa—
5Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
6Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
7Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
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