Where does “limehouse” come from?
limehouse (English) comes from English lime, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.
limehouse (English): An oast house that uses a limekiln
Definitions
- An oast house that uses a limekiln
Ancestry of “limehouse”, step by step
limehouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lime | Any inorganic material containing calcium,... |
| 2 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 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 | — |
via English House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |