Etymology

limestone

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Today it means: An abundant rock of marine and freshwater sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); and occurring in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Full definition →

English stone ← Middle English ston ← Old English stān
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The story

  1. Englishlime
  2. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*steyh₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*stóyh₂nos
  5. Proto-Germanic*stainaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*stain
  7. Old Englishstān
  8. Middle Englishston
  9. Englishstone
  10. English todaylimestone

From lime + stone.

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