Where does “chêne” come from?

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

chêne (French): oak tree, oak tree

Definitions

  1. oak tree, oak tree

Ancestry of “chêne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchchesneoak
2Old Frenchchesneoak
3Vulgar Latincassanus—
4Gaulishkassanos—

Words derived from “chêne”

Every word from Gaulish kassanos →Every word from Vulgar Latin cassanus →Every word from Old French chesne →