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Where does “linament” come from?

linament (English) comes from Latin linamentum, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linament (English): Lint , especially when made into a tent for...

Definitions

  1. Lint , especially when made into a tent for...

Ancestry of “linament”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinamentum—
2Latinlīnum—
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →