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Where does “rectilineally” come from?

rectilineally (English) comes from English rectilineal, 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.

rectilineally (English): In a rectilineal fashion

Definitions

  1. In a rectilineal fashion

Ancestry of “rectilineally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrectilinealAlternative form of rectilinear
2EnglishlinealOf a family relationship that includes mothers,...
3Old Frenchlineal—
4Latinlīneālis—
5Latinlīnea—
6Latinlīnum—
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →