Where does “lime” come from?

lime (French) comes from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

lime (French): file; lime

Definitions

  1. file; lime

Ancestry of “lime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlimafile
2Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
3SpanishLimónlemon
4Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
5Persianلیموlemon; lime
6Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
7Mundarilembu

Words derived from “lime

Every word from Mundari lembu