Where does “limation” come from?
limation (English) comes from Latin limatus, from Latin līmāre, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.
limation (English): The act of filing or polishing
Definitions
- The act of filing or polishing
Ancestry of “limation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | limatus | sharpened, having been sharpened; filed, having... |
| 2 | Latin | līmāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | lima | file |
| 4 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 5 | Spanish | Limón | — |
| 6 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 7 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 8 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 9 | Mundari | lembu | — |