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Where does “cassanos” come from?

cassanos (Gaulish) comes from Gaulish cass-, from Proto-Celtic kassos — curly, twisted, woven.

cassanos (Gaulish): an oak; oak

Definitions

  1. an oak; oak

Ancestry of “cassanos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishcass-twist’
2Proto-Celtickassoscurly, twisted, woven

Words derived from “cassanos”

  • chenier
  • cassanus
  • chênaie
  • chêne
  • chesne
  • chasne
  • chaisne
  • chesne
  • casse
  • cassanus
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