Where does “interlinearly” come from?
interlinearly (English) comes from English interlinear, from English linear, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
interlinearly (English): Between the lines; With annotations between the...
Definitions
- Between the lines; With annotations between the...
Ancestry of “interlinearly”, step by step
interlinearly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English interlinear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | interlinear | inserted between the lines of a text; having... |
| 2 | English | linear | Having the form of a line; straight or roughly... |
| 3 | Latin | linearis | consisting of lines, linear, lineal;... |
| 4 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 5 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |