Where does “ὠμόλινον” come from?

ὠμόλινον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὠμός, from Proto-Celtic omos, from Middle English homage, from Old French homage, from Medieval Latin hominaticum, from Latin homō, from Old Latin hemō, from Proto-Italic hemō.

ὠμόλινον (Ancient Greek): raw flax, used for lint

Definitions

  1. raw flax, used for lint

Ancestry of “ὠμόλινον”, step by step

ὠμόλινον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὠμός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὠμόςraw, crude, undressed; raw, uncooked; savage,...
2Proto-Celticomosraw
3Middle EnglishhomageAn oath of loyalty to a liege performed by their...
4Old Frenchhomageoath; pledge
5Medieval Latinhominaticumhomage, the service of a vassal or 'man'; homage
6Latinhomōhuman, person, man
7Old Latinhemō
8Proto-Italichemōman
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰmṓearthling
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
11Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
12Proto-Indo-European-mi

via Ancient Greek λίνον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekλίνονflax; anything made of flax
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -miEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -ōmEvery word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm