English
limation
Limation comes from Latin limatus ‘filed, having been filed off’, from limare ‘to file’, and ultimately from lima.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElima‘file’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElimare‘to file’next step skipped: Latin līmō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElimatus‘filed, having been filed off’past participle of limare
- Englishtodaylimation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElima‘file’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElimare‘to file’next step skipped: Latin līmō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElimatus‘filed, having been filed off’past participle of limare
- Englishtodaylimation
Every English word from Latin lima
Today it means
noun The act of filing, polishing, or refining.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin lima / limation