Etymograph

English

cedrol

Cedrol comes from Latin cedrus ‘cedar’, and goes back to Ancient Greek κέδρος ‘applied to species of Juniperus and similar…’.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκέδρος1‘applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcedrus2‘cedar’
  3. Englishtodaycedrol2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin cedrus
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English cedrol

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκέδροςWiktionary, Latin cedrus‘applied to species of Juniperus and similar trees’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcedrusWiktionary, English cedrol‘cedar’
  3. EnglishtodaycedrolWiktionary, English cedrol

Formed from -ol

Linked words

through Ancient Greek κέδρος ‘applied to species of Juniperus and similar…’

citrus, citron, 8 more

through Latin cedrus ‘cedar’

cedar, 3 more

Today it means

noun A sesquiterpene alcohol found in the essential oil of conifers (cedar oil), especially in the cypress and juniper.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “cedrol”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin cedrus. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek κέδρος / cedrol

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