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Where does “cidro” come from?

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

cidro (Portuguese): citron

Definitions

  1. citron

Ancestry of “cidro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincī̆trus—
2Greekκέδροςcedar
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →