Where does “lemonberry” come from?

lemonberry (English) comes from English lemon, from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lemonberry (English): Rhus trilobata, a species of Rhus, common in the Western United States and Baja California, used in traditional medicine and for making baskets

Definitions

  1. Rhus trilobata, a species of Rhus, common in the Western United States and Baja California, used in traditional medicine and for making baskets

Ancestry of “lemonberry”, step by step

lemonberry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lemon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlemonA yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical...
2Middle Englishlymonlemon
3Old Frenchlymonlemon
4Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
5Persianلیموlemon; lime
6Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
7Mundarilembu—

via English Berry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBerryA place name
2Middle Englishberyeberry, fruit; grape
3Old Englishberġeberry
4Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
5Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-—
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