Where does “sleeve-link” come from?

sleeve-link (English) comes from English link, from Latin linchinus, from Latin lynchinus, from Ancient Greek λύχνος, from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

sleeve-link (English): cufflink

Definitions

  1. cufflink

Ancestry of “sleeve-link”, step by step

sleeve-link traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English link

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinkA connection between places, people, events,...
2Latinlinchinuscandle
3Latinlynchinus—
4Ancient Greekλύχνοςlamp
5Proto-Indo-Europeanluk-s-nos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via English sleeve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleeveThe part of a garment that covers the arm
2Middle EnglishsleveA sleeve or a garment consisting of one
3Old Englishslīefsleeve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European luk-s-nos →Every word from Ancient Greek λύχνος →