Where does “encina” come from?

encina (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish enzina, from Latin ilicīna, from Latin īlex — holm oak (Quercus ilex).

encina (Spanish): holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak

Definitions

  1. holm oak, live oak, evergreen oak

Ancestry of “encina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishenzinaholm oak
2Latinilicīna—
3Latinīlexholm oak (Quercus ilex)

Words derived from “encina”

Every word from Latin īlex →Every word from Latin ilicīna →Every word from Old Spanish enzina →