Etymology of the English word lemon
the English word
lemonderived from the Old French word
limonderived from the Old Italian word
limonederived from the Arabic word
laymunderived from the Persian word
limunusing the Medieval Latin prefix
lemon-derived from the Arabic word
laymunderived from the Persian word
limunderived from the French word
lemonderived from the Arabic word
limūnDate
The earliest known usage of lemon in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
lemonfish,
lemonwood,
lemon-grassCognates
Catalan
lim, Catalan
lliemó, Dutch
limoen, French
limon, German
Limone, Italian
limone, Italian
limo, Portuguese
limão, Spanish
limón, Spanish
limo, Spanish
limonUsage
Word found in Modern English
