Where does “nigrolineatus” come from?

nigrolineatus (Latin) comes from Latin lineatus, from Latin līneō, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

nigrolineatus (Latin): marked with black lines

Definitions

  1. marked with black lines

Ancestry of “nigrolineatus”, step by step

nigrolineatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lineatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlineatuslined
2Latinlīneōto make straight or perpendicular
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Latin Niger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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