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Where does “lineáris” come from?

lineáris (Hungarian) comes from Late Latin linearis, from Latin linea, from Latin lineus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lineáris (Hungarian): linear, lineal; having no or only minimal...

Definitions

  1. linear, lineal; having no or only minimal...

Ancestry of “lineáris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
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 →