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Where does “limon” come from?

limon (French) comes from Italian limone, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.

limon (French): silt; shaft; A type of lemon

Definitions

  1. silt; shaft; A type of lemon

Ancestry of “limon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlimonelemon
2Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
3Persianلیموlemon; lime
4Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
5Mundarilembu—

Words derived from “limon”

  • lemonade
  • liman
  • limonadier
  • limoneux
  • limonade
  • Limonade
  • limukka
  • limonadi
  • レモネード
  • limonade
  • limonad
  • limonade
  • limonádé
  • limonade
  • לימאָנאַד
  • limon
  • limonad
  • limoŋ
  • limonad
  • limon
  • lemonade
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