Where does “línitheoireacht” come from?
línitheoireacht (Irish) comes from Irish línitheoir, from Irish línigh, from Irish líne, from Old Irish líne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
línitheoireacht (Irish): draftsmanship, drafting
Ancestry of “línitheoireacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | línitheoir | drawer , delineator, draftsman |
| 2 | Irish | línigh | to line, rule; to delineate, draw |
| 3 | Irish | líne | line, row; lineage, race, family; generation;... |
| 4 | Old Irish | líne | line |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |