Where does “pesce lima” come from?

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

pesce lima (Italian): filefish (any fish of the family Monacanthidae)

Definitions

  1. filefish (any fish of the family Monacanthidae)

Ancestry of “pesce lima”, step by step

pesce lima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlimafile; A reinforced line at both ends of a...
2Latinlimafile
3Spanishlimalime; lemon; file
4SpanishLimónlemon
5Arabicلَيْمُونlemon, lime
6Persianلیموlemon; lime
7Sanskritनिम्बूcommon lime or lemon
8Mundarilembu

via Italian pesce

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpescefish
2LatinPiscisthe Fish, Piscis Austrinus constellation
3Proto-Indo-European*peysk-
Every word from Mundari lembuEvery word from Sanskrit निम्बूEvery word from Persian لیمو