Where does “limbersome” come from?
limbersome (English) comes from English limber, from English limmer, from French limier, from French lien, from Middle French lien, from Old French lien, from Latin ligāmen, from Dutch ligament — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
limbersome (English): Characterised or marked by limberness; lithe
Definitions
- Characterised or marked by limberness; lithe
Ancestry of “limbersome”, step by step
limbersome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English limber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | limber | Flexible, pliant, bendable; To cause to become... |
| 2 | English | limmer | A rogue; a low, base fellow; A promiscuous woman;... |
| 3 | French | limier | sleuth; bloodhound, limer; sleuth; detective |
| 4 | French | lien | link |
| 5 | Middle French | lien | tie; strap; link |
| 6 | Old French | lien | tie; strap |
| 7 | Latin | ligāmen | a bandage, band, tie |
| 8 | Dutch | ligament | — |
| 9 | Latin | ligāmentum | bandage |
| 10 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 11 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |