Where does “chênaie” come from?

chênaie (French) comes from French chêne, from Middle French chesne, from Old French chesne, from Vulgar Latin cassanus, from Gaulish kassanos.

chênaie (French): oak grove; copse of oak or oak-like trees

Definitions

  1. oak grove; copse of oak or oak-like trees

Ancestry of “chênaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchchêneoak tree, oak tree
2Middle Frenchchesneoak
3Old Frenchchesneoak
4Vulgar Latincassanus—
5Gaulishkassanos—
Every word from Gaulish kassanos →Every word from Vulgar Latin cassanus →Every word from Old French chesne →