Where does “linho” come from?
linho (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese lỹo, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
linho (Portuguese): flax; linen
Ancestry of “linho”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | lỹo | flax; linen |
| 2 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |