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Where does “sitronbrus” come from?

sitronbrus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sitron, 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.

sitronbrus (Norwegian Nynorsk): lemonade

Definitions

  1. lemonade

Ancestry of “sitronbrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksitrona lemon
2Frenchcitronlemon; lime; brimstone
3Germanzitrone—
4Italiancitrone—
5Latincitron—
6Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
7Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
8Latincī̆trus—
9Greekκέδροςcedar
10Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →