Where does “linear” come from?

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

linear (Spanish): linear; to line; to outline, mark out

Definitions

  1. linear; to line; to outline, mark out

Ancestry of “linear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “linear”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →