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Where does “clólíne” come from?

clólíne (Irish) comes from Irish líne, from Old Irish líne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

clólíne (Irish): line of type

Definitions

  1. line of type

Ancestry of “clólíne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlíneline, row; lineage, race, family; generation;...
2Old Irishlíneline
3Latinlīnea—
4Latinlīnum—
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
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