Where does “limequat” come from?

limequat (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.

limequat (English): A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a...

Definitions

  1. A citrus tree, a cross between a lime and a...

Ancestry of “limequat”, step by step

limequat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimeAny inorganic material containing calcium,...
2Frenchlimefile; lime
3Latinlimafile
4Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
5SpanishLimónlemon
6Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
7Persianلیموlemon; lime
8Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
9Mundarilembu—

via English kumquat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkumquatA small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native...
2Cantonese柑橘kumquat

Words derived from “limequat”

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