Where does “supralinear” come from?

supralinear (English) comes from English linear, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

supralinear (English): above the lines of normal text; greater than...

Definitions

  1. above the lines of normal text; greater than...

Ancestry of “supralinear”, step by step

supralinear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English linear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinearHaving the form of a line; straight or roughly...
2Latinlinearisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via English supra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsupraUsed to indicate that the current citation is...
2Georgianსუფრაtablecloth; the table on which supra is conducted
3Persianسفرهtablecloth
4Arabicسُفْرَةvictuals; table, especially for eating

Words derived from “supralinear”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →