Where does “quadrilineatus” come from?

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

quadrilineatus (Latin): marked with four lines

Definitions

  1. marked with four lines

Ancestry of “quadrilineatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlineatuslined
2Latinlīneōto make straight or perpendicular
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum