Where does “limeworks” come from?
limeworks (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.
limeworks (English): A limestone-processing facility
Definitions
- A limestone-processing facility
Ancestry of “limeworks”, step by step
limeworks 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 works
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | works | plural of work in its countable senses; API pl; A... |