Etymograph

English

leno

Leno comes from French linon ‘lawn’, from lin ‘linen’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *līnom.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentlin‘linen’
  4. French, derivedc. 1600–presentlinon‘lawn’
  5. Englishtodayleno

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentlin‘linen’
  4. French, derivedc. 1600–presentlinon‘lawn’
  5. Englishtodayleno

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *līnom

alignment, 13 more

through Latin līnum ‘flax’

del, linear, align, lineage, lint, delineate, lineal, ligne, linea, 15 more

Today it means

noun A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

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Etymograph / Proto-Italic *līnom / leno

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