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Where does “cytryna” come from?

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

cytryna (Polish): lemon

Definitions

  1. lemon

Ancestry of “cytryna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincī̆trus—
2Greekκέδροςcedar
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “cytryna”

  • cytrynowy
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