Where does “tilleul” come from?

tilleul (English) comes from French tilleul, from Old French tilluel, from Vulgar Latin tiliolus, from Latin tilia — linden or lime tree; the inner bark of the linden...

tilleul (English): A pale yellowish-green color

Definitions

  1. A pale yellowish-green color

Ancestry of “tilleul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtilleullinden, lime
2Old Frenchtilluel—
3Vulgar Latintiliolus—
4Latintilialinden or lime tree; the inner bark of the linden...
Every word from Latin tilia →Every word from Vulgar Latin tiliolus →Every word from Old French tilluel →