Where does “pyrocitric” come from?

pyrocitric (English) comes from English citric, 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.

pyrocitric (English): Describing any of the three unsaturated...

Definitions

  1. Describing any of the three unsaturated...

Ancestry of “pyrocitric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcitricOf, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or...
2EnglishcitrusAny of several shrubs or trees of the genus...
3Frenchcitrus—
4GermanZitrus—
5Latincī̆truscitron tree
6Greekκέδροςcedar
7Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →