Where does “līnea” come from?

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

līnea (Latin): A linen thread

Definitions

  1. A linen thread

Ancestry of “līnea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnumflax
2Proto-Italiclīnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “līnea”

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