Where does “allineare” come from?

allineare (Italian) comes from French aligner, from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

allineare (Italian): to align; to line up

Definitions

  1. to align; to line up

Ancestry of “allineare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalignerto align
2Middle Frenchaligner
3Old Frenchalignier
4Latinlinearepresent active infinitive of līneō; second-person...
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “allineare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnomEvery word from Proto-Italic līnomEvery word from Latin līnum