Where does “sitruunajäätelö” come from?
sitruunajäätelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitruuna, from Swedish 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.
sitruunajäätelö (Finnish): lemon ice cream
Definitions
- lemon ice cream
Ancestry of “sitruunajäätelö”, step by step
sitruunajäätelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sitruuna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sitruuna | lemon |
| 2 | Swedish | citron | a lemon |
| 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 Finnish jäätelö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäätelö | ice cream |
| 2 | English | ice cream | A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a... |
| 3 | English | iced cream | Dated form of ice cream |