English
linin
Linin comes from Latin līnum ‘flax’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *līnom.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
- Englishtodaylinin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
- Englishtodaylinin
Formed from -in
Linked words
through Latin līnum ‘flax’
del, alignment, linear, align, leno, lineage, lint, delineate, ligne, lineal, linea, 13 more
Today it means
noun The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *līnom / linin