Where does “lemon” come from?

Lemon comes from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lemon (English): A yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical...

Definitions

  1. A yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical...

Ancestry of “lemon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlymonlemon
2Old Frenchlymonlemon
3Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
4Persianلیموlemon; lime
5Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
6Mundarilembu

Words derived from “lemon

Every word from Mundari lembu