Derivational etymology. The etymon is the verb λεαίνω or λειαίνω, which was pronounced [lieno]. The pronunciation explains the form of the etymon *lien-tion, from which λέντιον is obtained through a syncope. A more complete derivation, involving more steps, is found in the Gudianum (see Parallels). The interesting point is that λέντιον is a loanword from Latin linteum, which was no longer identified as a loanword and received a Greek etymology – formally acceptable by Greek standards but semantically unjustified, even if one starts from the specialized meaning of the verb "to clean up"