Where does “neamhlíneach” come from?
neamhlíneach (Irish) comes from Irish líneach, from Irish líne, from Old Irish líne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
neamhlíneach (Irish): nonlinear
Ancestry of “neamhlíneach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | líneach | linear |
| 2 | Irish | líne | line, row; lineage, race, family; generation;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | líne | line |
| 4 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 5 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |