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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*līno-

3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *līno-, most common first.

lineA path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
linenThread or cloth made from flax fiber.
linhaA traditional short Portuguese unit of length, usually about equal to 2.3 mm.