English
limbat
Limbat comes from Ottoman Turkish امبات ‘sea breeze’.
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928امباتimbat‘sea breeze’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlimbat
- Englishearliest quotation 1797same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Ottoman Turkishc. 1300–1928امباتimbat‘sea breeze’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlimbat
- Englishearliest quotation 1797same form
Earliest quotation: 1797, Robert Heron: “The heats increase as the summer advances, and would…”
Every English word from Ottoman Turkish امبات
Today it means
noun A periodic cooling wind in Cyprus, blowing from the northwest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ottoman Turkish امبات / limbat