Where does “секво́йя” come from?

секво́йя (Russian) comes from English sequoia, from taxonomic name Sequoia.

секво́йя (Russian): redwood, sequoia (tree)

Definitions

  1. redwood, sequoia (tree)

Ancestry of “секво́йя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsequoia"Sequoiadendron giganteum", a coniferous...
2taxonomic nameSequoia—

Words derived from “секво́йя”

Every word from taxonomic name Sequoia →Every word from English sequoia →
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