Where does “limaille” come from?
limaille (French) comes from French limer, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.
limaille (French): filings
Ancestry of “limaille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | limer | file; to fuck, shag, pound |
| 2 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 3 | Latin | lima | file |
| 4 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 5 | Spanish | Limón | — |
| 6 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 7 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 8 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 9 | Mundari | lembu | — |