Where does “chitru” come from?

chitru (Romanian) comes from Romanian chitră, from Greek κίτρο, from Koine Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

chitru (Romanian): citron (Citrus medica)

Definitions

  1. citron (Citrus medica)

Ancestry of “chitru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianchitrăcitron
2Greekκίτροcitron
3Koine Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
4Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
5Latincī̆truscitron tree
6Greekκέδροςcedar
7Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος