Where does “alignable” come from?
alignable (English) comes from English align, from Middle English alynen, from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom — flax.
alignable (English): Able to be aligned
Definitions
- Able to be aligned
Ancestry of “alignable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | align | To form a line; to fall into line; To adjust or... |
| 2 | Middle English | alynen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | aligner | — |
| 4 | Old French | alignier | — |
| 5 | Latin | lineare | present active infinitive of līneō; second-person... |
| 6 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 7 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |