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Where does “aitosypressi” come from?

aitosypressi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sypressi, from Swedish cypress, from French cyprès, from Old French cipres, from Latin cypressus, from Latin cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος — cypress; its wood, used as timber.

aitosypressi (Finnish): A graveyard cypress, Italian cypress,...

Definitions

  1. A graveyard cypress, Italian cypress,...

Ancestry of “aitosypressi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsypressiA cypress , especially the Mediterranean species...
2Swedishcypresscypress
3Frenchcyprèscypress
4Old Frenchcipres—
5Latincypressus—
6Latincupressuscypress
7Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber
Every word from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος →