Where does “citroen” come from?

citroen (Dutch) comes from Middle French citron, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

citroen (Dutch): A lemon; The lemon tree, "Citrus limon"

Definitions

  1. A lemon; The lemon tree, "Citrus limon"

Ancestry of “citroen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcitron—
2Latincī̆truscitron tree
3Greekκέδροςcedar
4Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “citroen”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →