Where does “slemon” come from?
slemon (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *slimnos, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.
Ancestry of “slemon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *slimnos | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sley- | smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear |
Words derived from “slemon”