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

having ten lines, ten-lined

Ancestry of “decemlineatus”, step by step

decemlineatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lineatus

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	lineatus	lined
2	Latin	līneō	to make straight or perpendicular
3	Latin	līnea	A linen thread
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

via Latin decem

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	decem	ten; 10
2	Latin	-nus	-an
3	Proto-Italic	-nos	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4	Proto-Indo-European	-nós	Creates verbal adjectives from roots

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