Where does “paceline” come from?
paceline (English) comes from English pace, from English Pasch, from Middle English Pask, from Old French pasches, from Ecclesiastical Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek Πάσχα, from Aramaic פסחא, from Hebrew פֶּסַח — Passover.
paceline (English): A formation in which riders travel in a line,...
Definitions
- A formation in which riders travel in a line,...
Ancestry of “paceline”, step by step
paceline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pace
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pace | Step; Way of stepping; Speed or velocity in... |
| 2 | English | Pasch | Easter; Passover |
| 3 | Middle English | Pask | Passover (Jewish feast, festival or holiday) |
| 4 | Old French | pasches | Alternative form of pasques |
| 5 | Ecclesiastical Latin | pascha | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Πάσχα | Easter |
| 7 | Aramaic | פסחא | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | פֶּסַח | Passover |
via English line
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 2 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 3 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |