Where does “cèdre” come from?

cèdre (French) comes from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

cèdre (French): cedar

Definitions

  1. cedar

Ancestry of “cèdre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcedre—
2Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “cèdre”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cedrus →Every word from Old French cedre →