Where does “llinellu” come from?

llinellu (Welsh) comes from Welsh llinell, 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 — flax.

llinellu (Welsh): to draw a line

Definitions

  1. to draw a line

Ancestry of “llinellu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshllinellline
2Welshllinline, stroke
3Middle Welshllin
4Old Welshlin
5Proto-Brythonic*llinflax
6LatinlīneaA linen thread
7Latinlīnumflax
8Proto-Italiclīnom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom