Where does “ambilineally” come from?

ambilineally (English) comes from English lineally, from English lineal, from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

ambilineally (English): In an ambilineal manner

Definitions

  1. In an ambilineal manner

Ancestry of “ambilineally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlineallyBy direct descent
2EnglishlinealOf a family relationship that includes mothers,...
3Old Frenchlineal—
4Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
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