Where does “citrus” come from?

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

citrus (Dutch): a citrus, a tree of the genus Citrus

Definitions

  1. a citrus, a tree of the genus Citrus

Ancestry of “citrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincī̆truscitron tree
2Greekκέδροςcedar
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cī̆trus →