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Where does “ligneul” come from?

ligneul (French) comes from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “ligneul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnea—
2Latinlīnum—
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “ligneul”

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