Where does “linna” come from?

linna (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin linea, from Latin lineus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “linna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinlineaA linen thread; Any line, thread, or string,...
2Latinlineusof flax or linen; flaxen
3Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
4Proto-Italiclīnom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linna

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin linum
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