Where does “lenement” come from?
lenement (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin linamentum, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “lenement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | linamentum | — |
| 2 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |