Where does “citroenvlinder” come from?
citroenvlinder (Dutch) comes from Dutch citroen, from Middle French citron, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citroenvlinder (Dutch): brimstone or common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Definitions
- brimstone or common brimstone (Gonepteryx rhamni)
Ancestry of “citroenvlinder”, step by step
citroenvlinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch citroen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | citroen | A lemon; The lemon tree, "Citrus limon" |
| 2 | Middle French | citron | — |
| 3 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 4 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via Dutch Vlinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Vlinder | butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to the order Lepidoptera |
| 2 | Dutch | vlinder | butterfly, or generally any insect belonging to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fî-faldrôn | flying, folding |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fifaldǭ | butterfly |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pāpel- | — |