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Where does “delineate” come from?

Delineate comes from Latin delineatus, the past participle of delineo, derived from linea meaning line, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līno-.

delineate (English): To sketch out, draw or trace an outline; To...

Definitions

  1. To sketch out, draw or trace an outline; To...

Ancestry of “delineate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindēlīneātus—

Words derived from “delineate”

  • delineator
  • delineative
  • delineatory
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