Where does “līneus” come from?

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

līneus (Latin): of flax or linen; flaxen

Definitions

  1. of flax or linen; flaxen

Ancestry of “līneus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “līneus”

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