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Where does “lỹo” come from?

lỹo (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lỹo (Old Portuguese): flax; linen

Definitions

  1. flax; linen

Ancestry of “lỹo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lỹo”

  • linho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →