Where does “citronelle” come from?
citronelle (Italian) comes from Italian citronella, from French citronnelle, from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
citronelle (Italian): plural of citronella
Ancestry of “citronelle”, step by step