Where does “línigh” come from?

línigh (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.

línigh (Irish): to line, rule; to delineate, draw

Definitions

  1. to line, rule; to delineate, draw

Ancestry of “línigh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “línigh”

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