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Where does “decemlineatus” come from?

decemlineatus (Latin) comes from Latin lineatus, from Latin līneō, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

decemlineatus (Latin): having ten lines, ten-lined

Definitions

  1. having ten lines, ten-lined

Ancestry of “decemlineatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlineatuslined
2Latinlīneō—
3Latinlīnea—
4Latinlīnum—
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →