Where does “linceul” come from?
linceul (French) comes from Old French linçuel, from Latin linteolum, from Latin linteum, from Latin linteus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
linceul (French): shroud
Ancestry of “linceul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | linçuel | sheet; drape; large piece of cloth |
| 2 | Latin | linteolum | small linen cloth |
| 3 | Latin | linteum | linen cloth; bedsheet; sail |
| 4 | Latin | linteus | linen |
| 5 | Latin | linum | flax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |