Where does “Linus” come from?
Linus (English) comes from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “Linus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Linus | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Λῖνος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λίνον | flax; anything made of flax |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |