Etymograph

English

limejuice

From lime + juice.

A compound of lime + juice

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

Proto-Indo-European *yewH- ‘to mix (of meal preparation)’

Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs ‘soup, broth’

Latin iūs ‘broth, soup, sauce’

Old French jus

Middle English jus

English juice

Today it means

noun —

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

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