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Where does “lime” come from?

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lime (English): Any inorganic material containing calcium,...

Definitions

  1. Any inorganic material containing calcium,...

Ancestry of “lime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlimefile; lime
2Latinlimafile
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimón—
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu—

Words derived from “lime”

  • limestone
  • limes
  • limelight
  • limewater
  • limy
  • birdlime
  • limekiln
  • limey
  • limewash
  • limeade
  • limejuice
  • limewood
  • limescale
  • brooklime
  • limeworks
  • limeless
  • delime
  • limelike
  • belime
  • liminess
  • overlime
  • relime
  • Limeyland
  • lime-twigged
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