Where does “citromsav” come from?

citromsav (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian citrom, from Medieval Latin citrum — lemon tree, lemon; nominative neuter singular of...

citromsav (Hungarian): citric acid

Definitions

  1. citric acid

Ancestry of “citromsav”, step by step

citromsav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian citrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariancitromlemon
2Medieval Latincitrumlemon tree, lemon; nominative neuter singular of...

via Hungarian sáv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariansávstripe, streak; lane
Every word from Medieval Latin citrum →Every word from Hungarian citrom →