Where does “citrouille” come from?
citrouille (French) comes from Old French citre, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citrouille (French): pumpkin, pumpkin-colored; pumpkin
Definitions
- pumpkin, pumpkin-colored; pumpkin
Ancestry of “citrouille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | citre | — |
| 2 | Latin | cī̆trus | — |
| 3 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |