Where does “eyeliner” come from?
Eyeliner derives from English eye combined with English liner, which comes from English line, itself from Old French -er and Latin -are, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʰ-.
eyeliner (English): Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied...
Definitions
- Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied...
Ancestry of “eyeliner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | liner | Someone who fits a lining to something; A... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “eyeliner”