The story
- Latin · derived fromlīmes“boundary”
- Proto-Celtic · derived from*limos“elm”
- English todayForest of Lyme
Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *limos (“elm”). However, note the objections of Coates (2003), who argued for a derivation from, via Proto-Brythonic, Latin līmes (“boundary”).
Words from the same roots
Proto-Celtic*limos all →
BurslemNewcastle-under-Lyme
Latinlīmes all →
limitlimes
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.