Where does “crinoline” come from?
Crinoline derives from French crinoline, from Latin crinis meaning hair, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līno- and (s)ker-.
crinoline (English): A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair; A...
Definitions
- A stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair; A...
Ancestry of “crinoline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | crinoline | crinoline |
| 2 | Italian | crinolino | — |
| 3 | Italian | lino | flax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen |
| 4 | Latin | linum | flax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “crinoline”