Where does “citrangulum” come from?

citrangulum (Latin) comes from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग, from Dravidian dra, from Proto-Dravidian *cīntu — date palm.

citrangulum (Latin): bitter orange, fruit of Citrus × aurantium

Definitions

  1. bitter orange, fruit of Citrus × aurantium

Ancestry of “citrangulum”, step by step

citrangulum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic نَارَنْج

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنَارَنْجbitter orange
2Persianنارنگbitter orange
3Sanskritनारङ्गthe orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;...
4Dravidiandra
5Proto-Dravidian*cīntudate palm

via Latin cī̆trus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincī̆truscitron tree
2Greekκέδροςcedar
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *cīntuEvery word from Dravidian draEvery word from Sanskrit नारङ्ग