Where does “citrus” come from?
citrus (French) comes from German Zitrus, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
Ancestry of “citrus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Zitrus | — |
| 2 | Latin | cī̆trus | — |
| 3 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |