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Where does “sypressi” come from?

sypressi (Finnish) comes 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.

sypressi (Finnish): A cypress , especially the Mediterranean species...

Definitions

  1. A cypress , especially the Mediterranean species...

Ancestry of “sypressi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishcypresscypress
2Frenchcyprèscypress
3Old Frenchcipres—
4Latincypressus—
5Latincupressuscypress
6Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber

Words derived from “sypressi”

  • aitosypressi
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