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

Definitions

yellow; pale, pallid

Ancestry of “κίτρινος”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Koine Greek	κίτρινος	of the citron tree; of a citron yellow
2	Latin	cī̆trus	citron tree
3	Greek	κέδρος	cedar
4	Ancient Greek	κέδρος	cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “κίτρινος”

καστανοκίτρινος
κατακίτρινος

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