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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

Definitions

  1. plural of citronella

Ancestry of “citronelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancitronellacitronella; lemongrass
2Frenchcitronnellelemongrass; citronella
3Frenchcitronlemon; lime; brimstone
4Germanzitrone—
5Italiancitrone—
6Latincitron—
7Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
8Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
9Latincī̆trus—
10Greekκέδροςcedar
11Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
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