Where does “lino” come from?

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

lino (Italian): flax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen

Definitions

  1. flax; linen; of flax or linen; flaxen

Ancestry of “lino”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lino”

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