Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “sitruspuristin” come from? sitruspuristin (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitrus, from Swedish citrus, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
sitruspuristin (Finnish): lemon squeezer appliance
Ancestry of “sitruspuristin”, step by step sitruspuristin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitrus Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish sitrus citrus, citrus fruit; citrus, citrus tree 2 Swedish citrus citrus (any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus) 3 Latin cī̆trus citron tree 4 Greek κέδρος cedar 5 Ancient Greek κέδρος cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
via Finnish puristin Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish puristin clamp, cramp; press; First-person singular... 2 Finnish -in Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... 3 Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in — 4 Proto-Uralic -ma —