Where does “citrus” come from?

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

citrus (Swedish): citrus (any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus)

Definitions

  1. citrus (any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Citrus)

Ancestry of “citrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincī̆truscitron tree
2Greekκέδροςcedar
3Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil

Words derived from “citrus”

Every word from Ancient Greek κέδρος →Every word from Greek κέδρος →Every word from Latin cī̆trus →