Etymology

citronellic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to citronellic acid. Full definition →

French citronelle ← Latin citron
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  1. Latin · derived fromcitron
  2. French · derived fromcitronelle
  3. English todaycitronellic

From French citronelle, ultimately from Latin citron, a type of lemon tree; with suffix -ic.

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