Where does “limonade” come from?
limonade (Dutch) comes from French limonade, from Italian limonata, from Italian limonare, from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
limonade (Dutch): sweetened drink sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated; a serving of sweetened drink
Definitions
- sweetened drink sweet drink based on processed fruit juice, may be based on cordial, may or may not be carbonated; a serving of sweetened drink
Ancestry of “limonade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | limonade | Lemonade; a serving of lemonade; A soda with a... |
| 2 | Italian | limonata | feminine singular of limonato; lemonade;... |
| 3 | Italian | limonare | to exchange amorous comments, caresses, etc. with... |
| 4 | Italian | limone | lemon |
| 5 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 6 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 7 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 8 | Mundari | lembu | — |