Where does “lemo” come from?

lemo (Esperanto) comes from Italian lemma, from Latin lemma, from Ancient Greek λῆμμα, from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω, from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- — to seize, take; to take, seize.

lemo (Esperanto): lemma; lemming

Definitions

lemma; lemming

Ancestry of “lemo”, step by step

lemo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lemma

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	lemma	lemma; entry
2	Latin	lemma	a subject for consideration explanation, a...
3	Ancient Greek	λῆμμα	gain, income; premise, assumption
4	Ancient Greek	λαμβάνω	I take; I receive, get; I take hold of
5	Proto-Hellenic	hlagʷ-	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)leh₂gʷ-	to seize, take; to take, seize

via English Lemma

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Lemma	A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition
2	Ancient Greek	λέμμα	that which is peeled off, rind, husk
3	Ancient Greek	λέπω	peel, strip off the rind or husk

Words derived from “lemo”

lemon

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂gʷ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hlagʷ- →Every word from Ancient Greek λαμβάνω →