Where does “sitruunahappokierto” come from?
sitruunahappokierto (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitruunahappo, from Finnish sitruuna, from Swedish citron, from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
sitruunahappokierto (Finnish): Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle
Definitions
- Krebs cycle, citric acid cycle
Ancestry of “sitruunahappokierto”, step by step
sitruunahappokierto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitruunahappo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sitruunahappo | citric acid |
| 2 | Finnish | sitruuna | lemon |
| 3 | Swedish | citron | a lemon |
| 4 | French | citron | lemon; lime; brimstone |
| 5 | German | zitrone | lemon fruit |
| 6 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 7 | Latin | citron | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 9 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 10 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 11 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |