Where does “lemongrass” come from?
lemongrass (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.
lemongrass (English): One of various species of grass of the genus...
Definitions
- One of various species of grass of the genus...
Ancestry of “lemongrass”, step by step
lemongrass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lemon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lemon | A yellowish citrus fruit; A semitropical... |
| 2 | Middle English | lymon | lemon |
| 3 | Old French | lymon | lemon |
| 4 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 5 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 6 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 7 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via English grass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grass | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by... |
| 2 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 3 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |