Where does “rectilineal” come from?
rectilineal (English) comes from English lineal, from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
rectilineal (English): Alternative form of rectilinear
Definitions
- Alternative form of rectilinear
Ancestry of “rectilineal”, step by step
Words derived from “rectilineal”