Etymology of the French word cèdre
the French word
cèdrederived from the Latin word
cedrus (cedar, juniper; cedar wood)
derived from the Greek word
kedros, κέδρος
Date
The earliest known usage of cèdre in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
cédraie,
aigre-de-cèdreDerivations in other languages
Romanian
cedruCognates
Dutch
ceder, English
cedar, German
Zeder, Icelandic
sedrus-tré, Italian
cedro, Italian
cedra, Latin
cedrus, Spanish
cedro, Swedish
ceder
