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Where does “limonaio” come from?

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

limonaio (Italian): lemon or lemonade seller

Definitions

  1. lemon or lemonade seller

Ancestry of “limonaio”, step by step

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