Where does “linaire” come from?

linaire (French) comes from Translingual Linaria, from Latin linarius, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linaire (French): toadflax

Definitions

  1. toadflax

Ancestry of “linaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLinariagenus
2Latinlinariuslinen-weaver
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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