Where does “citronarbejo” come from?
citronarbejo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto citrono, from English citron, from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citronarbejo (Esperanto): lemon orchard
Definitions
- lemon orchard
Ancestry of “citronarbejo”, step by step
citronarbejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto citrono
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | citrono | lemon |
| 2 | English | citron | A greenish yellow colour; A small citrus tree,... |
| 3 | French | citron | lemon; lime; brimstone |
| 4 | German | zitrone | lemon fruit |
| 5 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 6 | Latin | citron | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 8 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 10 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via Esperanto arbejo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | arbejo | — |