Where does “Linus” come from?

Linus (German) comes from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “Linus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLinus—
2Ancient GreekΛῖνος—
3Ancient Greekλίνονflax; anything made of flax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Ancient Greek λίνον →Every word from Ancient Greek Λῖνος →