Where does “Zitrönchen” come from?

Zitrönchen (German) 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.

Ancestry of “Zitrönchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzitronelemon fruit
2Italiancitronecitron
3Latincitron
4Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
5Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
6Latincī̆truscitron tree
7Greekκέδροςcedar
8Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδροςEvery word from Greek κέδροςEvery word from Latin cī̆trus
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