Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “lin” come from?

lin (Old French) comes from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lin (Old French): line

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “lin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnea—
2Latinlīnum—
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “lin”

  • lint
  • linnet
  • linty
  • linter
  • lintless
  • linthead
  • linting
  • lintfree
  • delint
  • delinter
  • lynet
  • lint
  • linet
  • linette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →