Where does “neamhlíneacht” come from?

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

neamhlíneacht (Irish): nonlinearity

Definitions

  1. nonlinearity

Ancestry of “neamhlíneacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlíneachtlinearity
2Irishlíneline, row; lineage, race, family; generation;...
3Old Irishlíneline
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →