Etymograph

English

limulus

Limulus comes from Latin līmulus ‘diminutive of līmus’, and goes back to līmus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīmus1
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīmulus1‘diminutive of līmus’
  3. Englishtodaylimulus1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English limulus

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīmusWiktionary, English limulus
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīmulusWiktionary, English limulus‘diminutive of līmus’
  3. EnglishtodaylimulusWiktionary, English limulus

Linked words

through Latin līmus

limit, limes, 11 more

Today it means

noun Horseshoe crab, king crab.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “limulus”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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