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Where does “Citreae” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Citreae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCitrus—
2Latincī̆trus—
3Greekκέδροςcedar
4Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
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