Where does “citric” come from?
citric (English) comes from English citrus, from French citrus, from German Zitrus, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citric (English): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or...
Ancestry of “citric”, step by step
citric traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English citrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | citrus | Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus... |
| 2 | French | citrus | — |
| 3 | German | Zitrus | — |
| 4 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 5 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via French citrique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | citrique | citric |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via Translingual Citrus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Citrus | genus |