Etymology of the French word linette
the French word
linettederived from the Old French word
linderived from the Classical Latin word
linum (flax, linen cloth, thread)
derived from the Greek word
linon, λίνον (flax; 'linen')
derived from the Latin word
aussiderived from the Late Latin word
discernere (see, discern; distinguish)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-derived from the Classical Latin word
rutilus (red, golden red, reddish yellow)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-derived from the Latin word
squalere (be covered with a rough or scaly layer; be dirty)
derived from the Latin word
squalus (kind of fish)
Derivations in other languages
English
linnetUsage
Word found in Old French, Obsolete French
