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Where does “aliñar” come from?

aliñar (Spanish) comes from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

aliñar (Spanish): to condiment, to season, to dress; to adorn,...

Definitions

  1. to condiment, to season, to dress; to adorn,...

Ancestry of “aliñar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinearepresent active infinitive of līneō; second-person...
2Latinlīnea—
3Latinlīnum—
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “aliñar”

  • desaliñar
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