Where does “limejuice” come from?
limejuice (English) comes from Swedish juice, from English juice, from Middle English jus, from Old French jus, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
limejuice (English): Synonym of lime juice
Definitions
- Synonym of lime juice
Ancestry of “limejuice”, step by step
limejuice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish juice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | juice | fruit juice |
| 2 | English | juice | A liquid from a plant, especially fruit; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | jus | A natural liquid; juice; A herbal decoction or... |
| 4 | Old French | jus | juice; down |
| 5 | Latin | iūs | law, right |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Swedish lime
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lime | a lime (fruit) |
| 2 | English | lime | Any inorganic material containing calcium,... |
| 3 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 4 | Latin | lima | file |
| 5 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 6 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 7 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 8 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 9 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 10 | Mundari | lembu | — |