Where does “lineal” come from?

lineal (Galician) comes from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lineal (Galician): linear

Definitions

  1. linear

Ancestry of “lineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →