English

lemonime

Blend of lemon + lime.

A blend of lemon + lime

Old French lymon ‘citrus’

Middle English lymon

English lemon

Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- ‘to smear’

Proto-Germanic *līmaz ‘glue, lime’

Proto-West Germanic *līm ‘glue’

Old English līm ‘glue’

Middle English lyme ‘organ, body part’

English lime

Today it means

noun A citrus hybrid of lemon and lime.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lemonime