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Where does “alinhador” come from?

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

alinhador (Portuguese): aligner; which or who aligns

Definitions

  1. aligner; which or who aligns

Ancestry of “alinhador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseAlinhar—
2Portugueselinhaline; string; thread; line; line or series of...
3Old Portugueselinna—
4LatinlineaA linen thread; Any line, thread, or string,...
5Latinlineusof flax or linen; flaxen
6Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →