Where does “sesquilineal” come from?

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

sesquilineal (Spanish): sesquilinear

Definitions

  1. sesquilinear

Ancestry of “sesquilineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlinearlinear; to line; to outline, mark out
2Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →