Where does “Zitrus” come from?

Zitrus (German) comes from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

Ancestry of “Zitrus”, step by step

Zitrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cī̆trus

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

via Russian ци́трус

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianци́трусcitrus

Words derived from “Zitrus

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος