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Where does “cipres” come from?

cipres (Old French) comes from Latin cypressus, from Latin cupressus, from Ancient Greek κυπάρισσος — cypress; its wood, used as timber.

Ancestry of “cipres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincypressus—
2Latincupressuscypress
3Ancient Greekκυπάρισσοςcypress; its wood, used as timber

Words derived from “cipres”

  • cypress
  • cypres
  • cyprès
  • cyprès chauve
  • cyprès commun
  • cipresboom
  • cipres
  • cipressenboom
  • cypres
  • cypresse
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