Where does “interlinear” come from?

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

interlinear (English): inserted between the lines of a text; having...

Definitions

  1. inserted between the lines of a text; having...

Ancestry of “interlinear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly...
2Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “interlinear”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →