Where does “sumpcypress” come from?

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

sumpcypress (Swedish): bald cypress, Taxodium distichum

Definitions

bald cypress, Taxodium distichum

Ancestry of “sumpcypress”, step by step

sumpcypress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish cypress

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	cypress	cypress
2	French	cyprès	cypress
3	Old French	cipres	—
4	Latin	cypressus	—
5	Latin	cupressus	cypress
6	Ancient Greek	κυπάρισσος	cypress; its wood, used as timber

via Swedish sump

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	sump	a corf, a container for keeping live fish
2	Middle Low German	sump	marsh, swamp
3	Old Saxon	sump	swamp, marsh
4	Proto-Germanic	sumpaz	fungus, sponge; swamp, marsh

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