Short for limousines; long, luxurious automobiles usually driven by a professional driver for important people.
From French 'limousine,' originally a type of cloak from Limousin, France, then applied to early luxury cars that had a covered compartment like the cloak. Shortened to 'limo' in early 1900s.
Limousines were named after a fancy French cloak because the first luxury cars had a covered driver's section that looked like people were wearing a long coat—fashion and cars merged into one word!
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