Where does “lignaige” come from?

lignaige (Middle French) comes from Old French linage, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lignaige (Middle French): lineage; descent

Definitions

  1. lineage; descent

Ancestry of “lignaige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlinagelineage
2Old Frenchligne—
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 →