lemon

The story

1. Munda · derived fromlime
2. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian · derived from*limaw
3. Sanskrit · derived fromनिम्बू“lime”
4. Classical Persian · derived fromلِیمُو
5. Classical Persian · derived fromلِیمُون
6. Arabic · derived fromلَيْمُون
7. Old French · derived fromlymon“citrus”
8. Middle English · inherited fromlymon
9. English todaylemon

Inherited from Middle English lymon, from Old French lymon (“citrus”), from Arabic لَيْمُون (laymūn) or Classical Persian لِیمُون (līmūn), a variant of Classical Persian لِیمُو (līmū, līmō), from Sanskrit निम्बू (nimbū, “lime”), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw or Munda. Doublet of lime. The fandom sense is named after the erotic anime series Cream Lemon.

Words from the same roots