Where does “Citrus” come from?

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

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 →