Where does “Linus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Linus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΛῖνος—
2Ancient Greekλίνονflax; anything made of flax
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “Linus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Ancient Greek λίνον →Every word from Ancient Greek Λῖνος →