Where does “lin” come from?

lin (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin lenus, from Latin lēnis, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- — soft, calm; lazy, slow.

lin (Romanian): even, smooth; calm, quiet; mild, gentle, sweet

Definitions

  1. even, smooth; calm, quiet; mild, gentle, sweet

Ancestry of “lin”, step by step

lin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin lenus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlenus—
2Latinlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow

via Bulgarian лин

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлинtench freshwater fish of genus
2Proto-Slaviclinъtench

Words derived from “lin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Latin lēnis →Every word from Vulgar Latin lenus →
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