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
Definitions
- lemon; lime; brimstone
Ancestry of “citron”, step by step
citron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zitrone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zitrone | lemon fruit |
| 2 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 3 | Latin | citron | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 5 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 6 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 7 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via Medieval Latin citrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | citrum | lemon tree, lemon; nominative neuter singular of... |