Where does “sitron” come from?

sitron (Mauritian Creole) comes from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

sitron (Mauritian Creole): lemon, lime; citrus fruit

Definitions

  1. lemon, lime; citrus fruit

Ancestry of “sitron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcitronlemon; lime; brimstone
2Germanzitronelemon fruit
3Italiancitronecitron
4Latincitron
5Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
6Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
7Latincī̆truscitron tree
8Greekκέδροςcedar
9Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδροςEvery word from Greek κέδροςEvery word from Latin cī̆trus