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Where does “tiralíneas” come from?

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

tiralíneas (Spanish): ruling pen

Definitions

  1. ruling pen

Ancestry of “tiralíneas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlínealine; individual script, dialogue for each actor;...
2Latinlīnea—
3Latinlīnum—
4Proto-Italiclīnom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
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