Where does “limescale” come from?

limescale (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.

limescale (English): A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate...

Definitions

A white, chalky deposit of calcium carbonate...

Ancestry of “limescale”, step by step

limescale 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 scale

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	scale	A ladder; a series of steps; a means of...
2	Middle English	scale	flake
3	Latin	scāla	ladder
4	Latin	scandere	third-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5	Latin	scandō	to climb, ascend, mount
6	Proto-Indo-European	sḱend-	to jump up, ascend

Words derived from “limescale”

limescaled

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