Where does “crinolined” come from?

crinolined (English) comes from English crinoline, from French crinoline, from Italian crinolino, from Italian lino, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

crinolined (English): wearing a crinoline skirt

Definitions

  1. wearing a crinoline skirt

Ancestry of “crinolined”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrinolineA stiff fabric made from cotton and horsehair; A...
2Frenchcrinolinecrinoline
3Italiancrinolino—
4Italianlinoflax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen
5Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin linum →