Cedarwood
/ˈsiː.dər.wʊd/noun
Wood from a cedar tree, especially valued for its fragrance, durability, and use in construction or carving.
Did you know?Cedar was so symbolically charged in the ancient Near East that its wood appears in temple-building, purification rites, and elite burial traditions across multiple cultures.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PS
dru
“cedar tree”
Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
“cedar tree”
Greek
Greek
k
“cedar”
Latin
Latin
cedrus
“cedar tree”
Old English
English
ceder
“cedar tree”
Modern English
English
cedarwood
“wood of the cedar tree”