Where does “epälineaarinen” come from?

epälineaarinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lineaarinen, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

epälineaarinen (Finnish): nonlinear

Definitions

nonlinear

Ancestry of “epälineaarinen”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	lineaarinen	linear
2	Latin	linearis	consisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
3	Latin	līnea	A linen thread
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

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