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Where does “linhada” come from?

linhada (Portuguese) comes 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.

linhada (Portuguese): a casting of the fishing line

Definitions

  1. a casting of the fishing line

Ancestry of “linhada”, step by step

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