Where does “linoleico” come from?

linoleico (Portuguese) comes from English linoleic, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

linoleico (Portuguese): linoleic Name of the common fatty acid in vegetable oils, with various applications

Definitions

  1. linoleic Name of the common fatty acid in vegetable oils, with various applications

Ancestry of “linoleico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinoleicOf, or derived from linoleum, or linseed oil;...
2Latinlīnumflax
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →