Where does “linens” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “linens”, 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 līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin linum →