Where does “crinolino” come from?

crinolino (Italian) comes from Italian lino, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “crinolino”, step by step

crinolino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian lino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianlinoflax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen
2Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Italian crino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrinohorsehair

Words derived from “crinolino”

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