Where does “chagne” come from?

chagne (Poitevin-Saintongeais) comes from Old French chesne, from Vulgar Latin cassanus, from Gaulish kassanos.

chagne (Poitevin-Saintongeais): oak

Definitions

  1. oak

Ancestry of “chagne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchesneoak
2Vulgar Latincassanus—
3Gaulishkassanos—
Every word from Gaulish kassanos →Every word from Vulgar Latin cassanus →Every word from Old French chesne →