Etymograph

English

linament

Linament comes from Latin linamentum, from linum ‘flax’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *līnom.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElinum‘flax’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElinamentum
  4. Englishtodaylinament

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElinum‘flax’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElinamentum
  4. Englishtodaylinament

Linked words

through Proto-Italic *līnom

alignment, 12 more

through Latin linum ‘flax’

del, linear, align, lineage, leno, lint, delineate, ligne, lineal, linea, 14 more

Today it means

noun Lint (fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth, used for dressing wounds), especially when made into a tent for insertion into wounds or ulcers.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *līnom / linament

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