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Where does “lin” come from?

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

lin (French): linen; flax

Definitions

  1. linen; flax

Ancestry of “lin”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lin”

  • lins
  • linière
  • lanh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →