Where does “líne” come from?

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

líne (Irish): line, row; lineage, race, family; generation;...

Definitions

  1. line, row; lineage, race, family; generation;...

Ancestry of “líne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlíneline
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “líne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →