Where does “supralinearly” come from?
supralinearly (English) comes from English supralinear, from English linear, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
supralinearly (English): In a supralinear manner
Definitions
- In a supralinear manner
Ancestry of “supralinearly”, step by step
supralinearly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supralinear
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supralinear | above the lines of normal text; greater than... |
| 2 | English | linear | Having the form of a line; straight or roughly... |
| 3 | Latin | linearis | consisting of lines, linear, lineal;... |
| 4 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 5 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |