Where does “bilinearly” come from?

bilinearly (English) comes from English bilinear, from English linear, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

bilinearly (English): In a bilinear fashion

Definitions

  1. In a bilinear fashion

Ancestry of “bilinearly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbilinearLinear in each variable; Of or pertaining to a...
2EnglishlinearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly...
3Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →