Where does “chéne” come from?

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

chéne (Louisiana Creole): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “chéne”, 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 →