llinatge

Catalan

Etymology

From older llinyatge (via palatal dissimilation of /ʎ–ɲ/ to /ʎ–n/),[1] from Old Catalan linyatge (via regular palatalization of initial /l/), from Vulgar Latin *līneāticum, from Latin līnea (“line, thread”).

Pronunciation

Noun

llinatge m (plural llinatges)

  1. lineage
  2. (chiefly Balearic) surname
    Synonym: cognom

Descendants
  • → Spanish: linaje

References
  • “llinatge” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “línea”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 663
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