Where does “linaiolo” come from?

linaiolo (Italian) comes from Italian Lino, from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linaiolo (Italian): flax dresser; linen trader

Definitions

  1. flax dresser; linen trader

Ancestry of “linaiolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianLinoflax plant and fiber
2LatinLinus—
3Ancient GreekΛῖνος—
4Ancient Greekλίνονflax; anything made of flax
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Ancient Greek λίνον →Every word from Ancient Greek Λῖνος →