Where does “cedre” come from?

cedre (Middle English) comes from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

cedre (Middle English): Lebanon cedar or a similar tree; The wood of the...

Definitions

  1. Lebanon cedar or a similar tree; The wood of the...

Ancestry of “cedre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcedre—
2Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “cedre”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cedrus →Every word from Old French cedre →