myEtymology.com: French etymology of lime

1. Etymology of the French word lime

the French word lime

derived from the Latin word lima (file; polishing, revision)

named after Abelardo Rodriques Lima

derived from the Latin word aussi

derived from the Late Latin word discernere (see, discern; distinguish)

using the Latin prefix dis-

derived from the Medieval Latin word cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *krei-

derived from the Classical Latin word rutilus (red, golden red, reddish yellow)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *reudh-

derived from the Latin word squalere (be covered with a rough or scaly layer; be dirty)

derived from the Latin word squalus (kind of fish)

Italian lima, Spanish lima

derived from the French word lime

derived from the Provençal word lime

derived from the Arabic word limah

English lime