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Where does “aline” come from?

aline (English) comes from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

aline (English): Obsolete form of align. or misspelling; In line

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of align. or misspelling; In line

Ancestry of “aline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchaligner—
2Old Frenchalignier—
3Latinlinearepresent active infinitive of līneō; second-person...
4Latinlīnea—
5Latinlīnum—
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →