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Where does “limousine” come from?

limousine (Dutch) comes from French Limousine, from French limousin, from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices, from Gaulish lemo.

limousine (Dutch): limousine

Definitions

  1. limousine

Ancestry of “limousine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLimousinefemale equivalent of Limousin
2FrenchlimousinLimousin; relating to Limousin; Limousin; the...
3FrenchLimoges—
4LatinLemovices—
5Gaulishlemo—
Every word from Gaulish lemo →