Where does “rubrolineatus” come from?

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

rubrolineatus (Latin): red-striped, red-lined

Definitions

  1. red-striped, red-lined

Ancestry of “rubrolineatus”, step by step

rubrolineatus 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 ruber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinruberred approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment
2Proto-Italicruðrosred
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rudʰrósred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rewdʰ-red
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum
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