English

Linnean

Linnean comes from Latin Linnaeus.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from Linne + -ean

Proto-Indo-European *lént-o-s

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Old High German linta ‘linden tree’

Middle High German linde

German Linde ‘lime tree’

German Linne

English Linne

Every English word from Latin Linnaeus

adj —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.