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In a message dated 7/5/2001 7:02:26 PM, acnasvers at hotmail.com writes:

<< It's worth noting here that French has <che^ne> 'oak' < Gaul. *cassanos,
not a reflex of <quercus>. The Celtic word resembles Gk. <kastenea>
'chestnut-tree',

But see <kassia/kasia>, Grk; <cassia/casia>, Lat, cinnamon tree, any tree
"with an aromatic bark";  <kissi^nos> Greek, "of ivy"; <kissos>, Grk;
<cissos> Lat, "English ivy" or a similar plant; Cf., Lat <cossus>, a larva
gathered from under the bark of trees, (Pliny); Lat <caesor>, a hewer of
trees; <Caesia Silva>, a forest in ancient Germany.

Regards,
Steve Long