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Where does “limousin” come from?

limousin (English) comes from French limousin, from French Limoges, from Latin Lemovices, from Gaulish lemo.

limousin (English): A breed of beef cattle

Definitions

  1. A breed of beef cattle

Ancestry of “limousin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchlimousinLimousin; relating to Limousin; Limousin; the...
2FrenchLimoges—
3LatinLemovices—
4Gaulishlemo—
Every word from Gaulish lemo →