Where does “zitrone” come from?
zitrone (German) comes 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.
zitrone (German): lemon fruit
Definitions
- lemon fruit
Ancestry of “zitrone”, step by step
zitrone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian citrone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 2 | Latin | citron | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 4 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 6 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |
via Russian цитро́н
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | цитро́н | citron |