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Where does “citrine” come from?

citrine (English) comes from Latin citrinus, from Latin -nus, from Proto-Italic -nos, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

citrine (English): A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon; A...

Definitions

  1. A goldish-yellow colour, like that of a lemon; A...

Ancestry of “citrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincitrinuscitric, citrus
2Latin-nus-an
3Proto-Italic-nos—
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “citrine”

  • citrination
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