Where does “linișor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “linișor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlineven, smooth; calm, quiet; mild, gentle, sweet
2Vulgar Latinlenus—
3Latinlēnissoft, smooth, gentle, moderate, mild, calm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁-soft, calm; lazy, slow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₁- →Every word from Latin lēnis →Every word from Vulgar Latin lenus →