Where does “verde-limão” come from?
verde-limão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Limão, from Arabic لَيْمُون, from Persian لیمو, from Sanskrit निम्बू, from Mundari lembu.
verde-limão (Portuguese): lime
Ancestry of “verde-limão”, step by step
verde-limão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese Limão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Limão | lemon citrus fruit |
| 2 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 3 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 4 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 5 | Mundari | lembu | — |
via Portuguese Verde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Verde | green color/colour |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | verde | green |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |