Where does “lins” come from?

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

lins (French): plural of lin

Definitions

  1. plural of lin

Ancestry of “lins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlinlinen; flax
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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