Where does “lime” come from?

lime (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English lime, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू.

lime (Norwegian Nynorsk): to glue; a lime; lime juice

Definitions

to glue; a lime; lime juice

Ancestry of “lime”, step by step

lime traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lime

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	lime	Any inorganic material containing calcium,...
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 Old Norse líma

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	líma	—
2	Proto-Germanic	līmijaną	to adhere

Every word from Mundari lembu →Every word from Sanskrit निम्बू →Every word from Persian لیمو →