Etymology

linne

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German Linne ← Swedish Linné ← French Linné
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linne · noun1

See linen.

Linne · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromLinné
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromLinné
  3. German · borrowed fromLinne
  4. English todayLinne

Various origins: * Borrowed from German Linne, a variant of Linde (“lime tree”). * Borrowed from Swedish Linné; compare Linnaeus. * Borrowed from French Linné.

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