Where does “lineate” come from?
lineate (Italian) comes from Italian lineare, from Latin linearis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
lineate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “lineate”, step by step
lineate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lineare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lineare | linear, one-dimensional; consistent; to plot,... |
| 2 | Latin | linearis | consisting of lines, linear, lineal;... |
| 3 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 4 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Italian lineato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lineato | past participle of lineare |