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

decemlineatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lineatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlineatuslined
2Latinlīneōto make straight or perpendicular
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Latin decem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindecemten; 10
2Latin-nus-an
3Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →