Where does “κίτρινος” come from?

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

κίτρινος (Koine Greek): of the citron tree; of a citron yellow

Definitions

  1. of the citron tree; of a citron yellow

Ancestry of “κίτρινος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “κίτρινος”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cī̆trus →