Where does “lin” come from?

lin (Venetian) comes from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

lin (Venetian): flax; linen

Definitions

  1. flax; linen

Ancestry of “lin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlinumflax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,...
2Proto-Italiclīnom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin linum →
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