Where does “lineāls” come from?

lineāls (Latvian) comes from German Lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lineāls (Latvian): ruler

Definitions

  1. ruler

Ancestry of “lineāls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLinealruler
2Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →