Where does “κίτρινος” come from?

κίτρινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

κίτρινος (Ancient Greek): of the citron tree

Definitions

of the citron tree

Ancestry of “κίτρινος”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	κίτρον	fruit of the citron tree
2	Latin	citrum	nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
3	Latin	cī̆trus	citron tree
4	Greek	κέδρος	cedar
5	Ancient Greek	κέδρος	cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

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