Where does “interlineation” come from?

interlineation (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.

interlineation (English): A notation made between the lines, especially in...

Definitions

  1. A notation made between the lines, especially in...

Ancestry of “interlineation”, step by step

interlineation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIonSon of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people
2RomanianIonJohn
3Frenchionion
4EnglishionAn atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical...
5EnglishanionA negatively charged ion
6Ancient Greekἀνιόνgoing up
7Ancient Greekἄνειμιgo up
8Ancient Greekἀνάon board; on, upon
9Proto-Hellenic*anáup, upon

via English interlineate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterlineateTo insert between the lines of a document
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *aná
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