English
limonade
Limonade comes from French limonade ‘lemonade’, and goes back to Sanskrit निम्बू.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनिम्बू‘the common lime or lemon’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentلیموlīmū, līmō‘lemon’
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْمُون‘lemon (fruit)’
- Italianc. 1300–presentlimóne‘lemon’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlimon‘lemon’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlimonade‘lemonade’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEनिम्बू‘the common lime or lemon’
- Classical Persianc. 900–presentلیموlīmū, līmō‘lemon’
- Arabicc. 500–presentلَيْمُون‘lemon (fruit)’
- Italianc. 1300–presentlimóne‘lemon’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentlimon‘lemon’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentlimonade‘lemonade’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Sanskrit निम्बू ‘the common lime or lemon’
through Arabic لَيْمُون ‘lemon (fruit)’
through French limonade ‘lemonade’
Today it means
noun A still (non-carbonated), typically homemade or fresh-squeezed drink made of water, lemon juice, and sweetener.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit निम्बू / limonade