Where does “cassia” come from?

cassia (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κασσία, from Hebrew קְצִיעָה, from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא, from Aramaic קְצַע — to cut off.

cassia (Latin): cassia cinnamon; another aromatic shrub, possibly...

Definitions

  1. cassia cinnamon; another aromatic shrub, possibly...

Ancestry of “cassia”, step by step

cassia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κασσία

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκασσία—
2Hebrewקְצִיעָהcassia tree
3Aramaicקְצִיעֲתָא—
4Aramaicקְצַעto cut off

via Hebrew קציעה

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewקציעה—

Words derived from “cassia”

Every word from Aramaic קְצַע →Every word from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא →Every word from Hebrew קְצִיעָה →