Where does “lino” come from?

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

lino (Latin): I daub, besmear, anoint; dative singular of...

Definitions

  1. I daub, besmear, anoint; dative singular of...

Ancestry of “lino”, step by step

lino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin linum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
2Proto-Italiclīnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Proto-Italic linō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italiclinōto smear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “lino”

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