- linoleum
[linoleum 词源字典]
- linoleum: see linen
[linoleum etymology, linoleum origin, 英语词源] - linoleum (n.)
- 1860, coined by English inventor Frederick Walton (1837-1928), from Latin linum "flax, linen" (see linen) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)). Originally, a preparation of solidified linseed oil used to coat canvas for making floor coverings; the word was applied to the flooring material itself after 1878. The Linoleum Manufacturing Company was formed 1864.