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Where does “linea” come from?

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

Ancestry of “linea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnum—
2Proto-Italiclīnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →