Where does “allineate” come from?
allineate (Italian) comes from Italian allineato, from Italian allineare, from French aligner, from Middle French aligner, from Old French alignier, from Latin lineare, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum — flax.
allineate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “allineate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | allineato | aligned; in line, lined up; past participle of... |
| 2 | Italian | allineare | to align; to line up |
| 3 | French | aligner | to align |
| 4 | Middle French | aligner | — |
| 5 | Old French | alignier | — |
| 6 | Latin | lineare | present active infinitive of līneō; second-person... |
| 7 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 8 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |