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Where does “linteum” come from?

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

linteum (Latin): linen cloth; bedsheet; sail

Definitions

  1. linen cloth; bedsheet; sail

Ancestry of “linteum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinteuslinen
2Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linteum”

  • lintearius
  • linteolum
  • linteo
  • linteamen
  • lienzo
  • lenzuolo
  • linceul
  • lenço
  • lancun
  • λέντιον
  • linçuel
  • leso
  • lenço
  • linzûl
  • ⲗⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ
  • lienço
  • lenzul
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →