Where does “krinoliini” come from?

krinoliini (Finnish) comes from French crinoline, from Italian crinolino, from Italian lino, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

krinoliini (Finnish): hoop skirt, farthingale

Definitions

  1. hoop skirt, farthingale

Ancestry of “krinoliini”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrinolinecrinoline
2Italiancrinolino—
3Italianlinoflax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen
4Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin linum →
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