Where does “khaye” come from?

khaye (Wolof) comes from French cédrat, from Italian cedrato, from Italian cedro, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

khaye (Wolof): African mahogany tree

Definitions

  1. African mahogany tree

Ancestry of “khaye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcédratcitron
2Italiancedratopast participle of cedrare; citron-flavoured,...
3Italiancedrocedar; citron; first-person singular present...
4Latincedrusthe juniper tree, Juniperus oxycedrus; cedar-oil,...
5Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “khaye”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cedrus →Every word from Italian cedro →