Where does “linolenic” come from?

Linolenic derives from Latin linum, from Proto-Indo-European līno-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līnom, the root for flax or linen fiber.

linolenic (English): Of or pertaining to linolenic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to linolenic acid or its...

Ancestry of “linolenic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinoleicOf, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil;...
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →