Where does “lămâie verde” come from?
lămâie verde (Romanian) comes from Romanian verde, from Vulgar Latin virdis, from Latin viridis, from Latin vireō, from Latin -idae.
lămâie verde (Romanian): lime
Ancestry of “lămâie verde”, step by step
lămâie verde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian verde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | verde | green; green, marijuana |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | virdis | — |
| 3 | Latin | viridis | green; young, fresh, lively, youthful |
| 4 | Latin | vireō | to be verdant, green; to sprout new green growth |
| 5 | Latin | -idae | — |
via Romanian lămâie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | lămâie | lemon |
| 2 | Greek | λεμόνι | lemon; lemon juice; lemon yellow, lemon |
| 3 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 4 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 5 | Mundari | lembu | — |