Where does “noncitrus” come from?

noncitrus (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.

noncitrus (English): Not citrus

Definitions

  1. Not citrus

Ancestry of “noncitrus”, step by step

noncitrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English citrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcitrusAny of several shrubs or trees of the genus...
2Frenchcitrus—
3GermanZitrus—
4Latincī̆truscitron tree
5Greekκέδροςcedar
6Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

via English non

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonObsolete form of none
2Frenchnonno; not; a no, a negative response
3Old Frenchnonno; not; Alternative form of nom
4Latinnōnnot
5Old Latinnoenum—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →