Where does “limer” come from?
limer (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.
limer (English): A kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a...
Definitions
- A kind of dog kept on a lead; a bloodhound; a...
Ancestry of “limer”, step by step
limer 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 Anglo-Norman limer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | limer | limer |
| 2 | Old French | liemier | — |
| 3 | Old French | liem | leash |
| 4 | Latin | ligamen | a bandage, band, tie; poultice; bandage with... |
| 5 | Latin | ligare | present active infinitive of ligō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | ligo | a hoe, mattock; I tie, bind; I bandage, wrap... |
| 7 | Old French | lier | to tie up; to connect with a tie |
| 8 | Latin | ligō | hoe, mattock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |