Where does “line” come from?

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

line (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “line”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlinoI daub, besmear, anoint; dative singular of...
2Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
3Proto-Italiclīnom
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin linum