Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
limousine
noun · first attested 20th century
The luxury car is named for a cloak from Limousin.
A long, chauffeur-driven car with a divided cabin.
Record
- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Limoges
- Step 2
Limousin
- In English
limousine
A limousine was first a hooded cloak associated with the Limousin region. The word then named a car whose covered driver’s seat resembled that hood, and finally a long hired car.
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