chêne
French
Etymology
From Middle French chesne, from Old French chesne, chaisne, chasne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus (attested in Medieval Latin as casnus), probably from Gaulish cassanos. Some Old French forms possibly influenced by fraisne, fresne (cf. modern frêne). Compare Occitan casse, Franco-Provençal châno. See also Spanish quejigo, Galician caxigo, Aragonese caixico.
Noun
chêne m (plural chênes)
Derived terms
- chênaie
- chêne-liège
- chêne vert
- Duchêne, Duchesne (surnames, family names)
- geai des chênes
Further reading
- “chêne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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