cedar

cedar · noun¹

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκέδρος
2. Latin · derived fromcedrus
3. Old French · derived fromcedre
4. Middle English · inherited fromcedre
5. English todaycedar

From Middle English cedre, probably from Old French cedre, from Latin cedrus, from Ancient Greek κέδρος (kédros). Some suggest that the Middle English word was partially from Old English ċeder, but the gap in attestation between the two words makes this proposal unlikely. Possible doublet of citrus.

Cedar · proper noun²

Probably a variant of Ceder.

Cedar · proper noun³

From cedar, because of the abundant local trees.

Words from the same roots