Where does “linens” come from?
linens (Latin) comes from Latin lino, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “linens”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | lino | I daub, besmear, anoint; dative singular of... |
| 2 | Latin | linum | flax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |