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
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	lemon
6	Arabic	لَيْمُون	lemon, lime
7	Persian	لیمو	lemon; lime
8	Sanskrit	निम्बू	common lime or lemon
9	Mundari	lembu	—

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