Where does “align” come from?

Align comes from Middle English alynen, from Middle French aligner, from Old French a- (from Latin ad-) plus Latin ad, from Proto-Indo-European ád, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd.

align (English): To form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or...

Definitions

  1. To form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or...

Ancestry of “align”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishalynen—
2Middle Frenchaligner—
3Old Frenchalignier—
4Latinlinearepresent active infinitive of līneō; second-person...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “align”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →