Where does “citronkoks” come from?
citronkoks (Latvian) comes from Latvian citrons, from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citronkoks (Latvian): lemon tree
Definitions
- lemon tree
Ancestry of “citronkoks”, step by step
citronkoks traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latvian citrons
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | citrons | lemon tree; lemon |
| 2 | French | citron | lemon; lime; brimstone |
| 3 | German | zitrone | lemon fruit |
| 4 | Italian | citrone | citron |
| 5 | Latin | citron | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κίτρον | fruit of the citron tree |
| 7 | Latin | citrum | nominative neuter singular of citer; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | cī̆trus | citron tree |
| 9 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |