Where does “citron” come from?
citron (French) comes from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citron (French): lemon; lime; brimstone
Ancestry of “citron”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | zitrone | — |
| 2 | Italian | citrone | — |
| 3 | Latin | citron | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 5 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | cī̆trus | — |
| 7 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
Words derived from “citron”