Where does “crinoline” come from?
crinoline (French) comes from Italian crinolino, from Italian lino, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
crinoline (French): crinoline
Ancestry of “crinoline”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | crinolino | — |
| 2 | Italian | lino | flax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen |
| 3 | Latin | linum | flax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “crinoline”