Where does “lemonal” come from?
lemonal (English) comes from French lemon-grass, from English lemongrass, from English lemon, from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.
lemonal (English): citral
Definitions
- citral
Ancestry of “lemonal”, step by step
lemonal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French lemon-grass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | lemon-grass | — |
| 2 | English | lemongrass | One of various species of grass of the genus... |
| 3 | English | lemon | A yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical... |
| 4 | Middle English | lymon | lemon |
| 5 | Old French | lymon | lemon |
| 6 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 7 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 8 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 9 | Mundari | lembu | — |