Etymology

lemel

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Today it means: metal filings Full definition →

Middle English lymail ← Anglo-Norman limaille ← Latin limare
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  1. Latin · derived fromlimare
  2. Anglo-Norman · derived fromlimaille
  3. Middle English · inherited fromlymail
  4. English todaylemel

From Middle English lymail, from Anglo-Norman limaille, from Latin limare, a form of limo (“to file”); see further there.

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