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Where does “Lino” come from?

Lino (Portuguese) comes from Latin Linus, from Ancient Greek Λῖνος, from Ancient Greek λίνον, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

Ancestry of “Lino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLinus—
2Ancient GreekΛῖνος—
3Ancient Greekλίνονflax; anything made of flax
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “Lino”

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