Etymology of the English word linocut
the English word
linocutderived from the English word
linoleumderived from the Latin word
oleum (oil)
derived from the Greek word
elaion, ἔλαιον, ἐλαιών (an olive-orchard; the Mount of Olives)
derived from the Greek word
elaia, ἐλαία (an olive (the tree or the fruit))
derived from the Classical Latin word
linum (flax, linen cloth, thread)
derived from the Greek word
linon, λίνον (flax; 'linen')
derived from the English word
cutUsage
Word found in Modern English
