cedrus

Latin

noun

Definitions

the juniper tree,
(by extension) cedar-oil, used to anoint books to preserve them from damage by moth or decay

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κέδρος (cedar, juniper, juniper tree, applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees, cedar-oil).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κέδρος

Gloss

cedar, juniper, juniper tree, applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees, cedar-oil

`Kanji`

杉

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

cedrium Latin
citrum Latin
citrum, citrus Latin
citrus Latin
cédrus Hungarian
cédrusfa Hungarian
cédrusok Hungarian
cèdre French
κέδρινος Ancient Greek
κέδρος Ancient Greek
κεδρίς Ancient Greek
κεδρελάτη Ancient Greek
*ked- Proto-Indo-European
seder Norwegian Bokmål
seder Norwegian Nynorsk
cedre Middle English
cedretum Old Norse
cedre Old French
cedre Catalan, Valencian
cedru Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
cēdar Old High German
cèdre Norman
zēder Middle High German
*ceder Old Dutch