Where does “κίτρινος” come from?
κίτρινος (Greek) comes from Koine Greek κίτρινος, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
κίτρινος (Greek): yellow; pale, pallid
Ancestry of “κίτρινος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Koine Greek | κίτρινος | of the citron tree; of a citron yellow |
| 2 | Latin | cī̆trus | — |
| 3 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |