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.

línea (English): Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface

Definitions

  1. Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface

Ancestry of “línea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlínealine; individual script, dialogue for each actor;...
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “línea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →