Where does “linter” come from?

linter (Latin) comes from Latin lunter, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

linter (Latin): tub, trough; small light boat, skiff, canoe

Definitions

  1. tub, trough; small light boat, skiff, canoe

Ancestry of “linter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlunterAlternative form of linter
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Latin lunter →