Where does “lien” come from?

lien (Cornish) comes from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lien (Cornish): literature

Definitions

  1. literature

Ancestry of “lien”, step by step

lien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin līnum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnumflax
2Proto-Italiclīnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Middle French lyen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchlyentie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →