Where does “llinell” come from?

llinell (Welsh) comes from Welsh llin, from Middle Welsh llin, from Old Welsh lin, from Proto-Brythonic *llin, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

llinell (Welsh): line

Definitions

  1. line

Ancestry of “llinell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllinline, stroke
2Middle Welshllin
3Old Welshlin
4Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “llinell

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom
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