Where does “lingette” come from?

lingette (French) comes from French linge, from Old French linge, from Latin līneus, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lingette (French): towelette; wipe

Definitions

towelette; wipe

Ancestry of “lingette”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	linge	linen; cloth; laundry
2	Old French	linge	—
3	Latin	līneus	of flax or linen; flaxen
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →