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Where does “línea” come from?

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

línea (Spanish): line; individual script, dialogue for each actor;...

Definitions

  1. line; individual script, dialogue for each actor;...

Ancestry of “línea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlīnea—
2Latinlīnum—
3Proto-Italiclīnom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “línea”

  • tiralíneas
  • aerolínea
  • linya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →