Where does “liña” come from?

liña (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese linna, from Latin linea, from Latin lineus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

liña (Galician): line; fishing line; twine, cord; thread for...

Definitions

  1. line; fishing line; twine, cord; thread for...

Ancestry of “liña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselinna—
2LatinlineaA linen thread; Any line, thread, or string,...
3Latinlineusof flax or linen; flaxen
4Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin linum →