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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZitrus—
2Latincī̆truscitron tree
3Greekκέδροςcedar
4Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “citrus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cī̆trus →