Where does “línea” come from?
línea (English) comes from Spanish línea, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “línea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | línea | line; individual script, dialogue for each actor;... |
| 2 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |