Where does “linage” come from?

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

linage (Old French): lineage

Definitions

  1. lineage

Ancestry of “linage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchligne—
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →