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Where does “quercitron” come from?

quercitron (English) comes from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

quercitron (English): A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black...

Definitions

  1. A yellow dye obtained from the bark of the black...

Ancestry of “quercitron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcitronlemon; lime; brimstone
2Germanzitrone—
3Italiancitrone—
4Latincitron—
5Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
6Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
7Latincī̆trus—
8Greekκέδροςcedar
9Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →