Where does “delinyans” come from?
delinyans (Cornish) comes from Cornish delinya, from Cornish lin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
delinyans (Cornish): drawing, layout, sketch
Definitions
- drawing, layout, sketch
Ancestry of “delinyans”, step by step
delinyans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Cornish delinya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | delinya | to draw a picture |
| 2 | Cornish | lin | linen; Soft mutation of glin |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Cornish ans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | ans | — |