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Where does “Cassia” come from?

Cassia (Translingual) comes from Latin cassia, from Ancient Greek κασσία, from Hebrew קְצִיעָה, from Aramaic קְצִיעֲתָא, from Aramaic קְצַע — to cut off.

Cassia (Translingual): genus of cinnamon

Definitions

  1. genus of cinnamon

Ancestry of “Cassia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincassiacassia cinnamon; another aromatic shrub, possibly...
2Ancient Greekκασσία—
3Hebrewקְצִיעָהcassia tree
4Aramaicקְצִיעֲתָא—
5Aramaicקְצַעto cut off

Words derived from “Cassia”

  • Cassiinae
  • Cassieae
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