Where does “limo” come from?
limo (Esperanto) comes from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
limo (Esperanto): limit, boundary; border
Ancestry of “limo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 2 | Spanish | Limón | — |
| 3 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 4 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 5 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 6 | Mundari | lembu | — |
Words derived from “limo”