Where does “lemonade” come from?
Lemonade comes from French limonade, from French limon, from Latin limus, ultimately from Latin ligo, with the suffix -atus forming the past participle.
lemonade (English): A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon,...
Definitions
- A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon,...
Ancestry of “lemonade”, 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 | — |