Where does “lineage” come from?
Lineage comes from Middle English linage, from Old French linage, derived from Old French ligne meaning "line," from Latin linea, from Latin linum meaning "flax" or "thread," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līno-.
lineage (English): Descent in a line from a common progenitor;...
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- Descent in a line from a common progenitor;...
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