Where does “citronela” come from?

citronela (Spanish) comes from French citronnelle, from French citron, from German zitrone, from Italian citrone, from Latin citron, from Ancient Greek κίτρον, from Latin citrum, from Latin cī̆trus — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.

citronela (Spanish): lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

Definitions

  1. lemon balm (Melissa officinalis)

Ancestry of “citronela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcitronnellelemongrass; citronella
2Frenchcitronlemon; lime; brimstone
3Germanzitronelemon fruit
4Italiancitronecitron
5Latincitron
6Ancient Greekκίτρονfruit of the citron tree
7Latincitrumnominative neuter singular of citer; accusative...
8Latincī̆truscitron tree
9Greekκέδροςcedar
10Ancient Greekκέδροςcedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil
Every word from Ancient Greek κέδροςEvery word from Greek κέδροςEvery word from Latin cī̆trus