Where does “linthead” come from?
linthead (English) comes from English lint, from Middle English lynet, from Old French linette, from Old French lin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
linthead (English): A worker in a cotton or other textile mill; A...
Definitions
- A worker in a cotton or other textile mill; A...
Ancestry of “linthead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lint | A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen... |
| 2 | Middle English | lynet | lint; linen; flax or fabric made of it |
| 3 | Old French | linette | grain of flax |
| 4 | Old French | lin | line |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |