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Where does “lineaarinen” come from?

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

lineaarinen (Finnish): linear

Definitions

  1. linear

Ancestry of “lineaarinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
2Latinlīnea—
3Latinlīnum—
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “lineaarinen”

  • lineaarialgebra
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →