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Where does “Cedrela” come from?

Cedrela (Translingual) comes from Translingual Cedrus, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

Ancestry of “Cedrela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCedruscedar
2Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
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