Where does “líoma-ghlas” come from?
líoma-ghlas (Irish) comes from Irish líoma, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.
líoma-ghlas (Irish): lime green
Definitions
- lime green
Ancestry of “líoma-ghlas”, step by step
líoma-ghlas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish líoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | líoma | lime green citrus fruit |
| 2 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 3 | Latin | lima | file |
| 4 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 5 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 6 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 7 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 8 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 9 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via Irish Glas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Glas | green |
| 2 | Old Irish | glas | green, greenish; blue, green-blue, grey-blue; the... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | glastos | green, blue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰl̥h₃stós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |