Where does “líneacht” come from?

líneacht (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.

líneacht (Irish): linearity

Definitions

  1. linearity

Ancestry of “líneacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlíneline, row; lineage, race, family; generation;...
2Old Irishlíneline
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “líneacht”

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