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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)
- lineage
- (chiefly Balearic) surname
- Synonym: cognom
Descendants
References
- “llinatge” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.