cedar的词源

英文词源

cedar (n.)

Old English ceder, blended in Middle English with Old French cedre, both from Latin cedrus, from Greek kedros "cedar, juniper," origin uncertain. Cedar oil was used by the Egyptians in embalming as a preservative against decay and the word for it was used figuratively for "immortality" by the Romans. Cedar chest attested from 1722. Related: Cedrine.

中文词源

cedar：雪松

来自拉丁词cedrus, 香柏松。词源可能同citrus.

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