EuroLex/F/Limousine
- Original language: French
- Original form and meaning: limousine - 1. limousine (i.e. luxury car)
(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)
| Language | Form | Date of Borrowing (and Obsolescence) | Current Meaning and Status | Earlier Meanings and Statusses | Source |
| Catalan | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Croatian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Czech | limuzína | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Danish | limousine | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Dutch | limousine | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| English | limousine | 20c | 'meaning 1;
and also: a van or small bus used to carry passengers on a regular route, as between an airport and a downtown area' | '...' | http://www.etymonline.com |
| Estonian | limusiin | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Finnish | limusiini | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| French | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Frisian | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| German | Limousine | ... | 'meaning 1;
and also: a) a closed car with a firm roof; b) a carriage (from Limousin, region in central France); c) a waggoner's cloak made from goat's wool, that was used in Limousin, region in central France' | '...' | ... |
| Hungarian | limuzin | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Irish | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Italian | limousine | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Latvian | limuzīns | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Lithuanian | limuzinas | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Maltese | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Norwegian | limousin | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Polish | limuzyna | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Portuguese | limusine | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Rumantsch | ... | ... | '...' | '...' | ... |
| Slovak | limuzína | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Slovenian | limuzina | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Spanish | limusina | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
| Swedish | limousin | ... | 'meaning 1' | '...' | ... |
Annotations
editEtymology: from F limousine, from Limousin, region in central France, originally an adjective referring to its chief city, Limoges.
Modern automobile meaning evolved from perceived similarity of the car's profile to a type of hood worn by the inhabitants of that province. Since 1930s, synonymous in AmE with "luxury car"; applied from 1972 to vehicles that take people to and from large airports. Abbreviation limo is 1960s, AmE Limousine liberal first attested 1969.
Source: http://www.etymonline.com
Information on Other Languages
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