Where does “delineate” come from?
delineate (Latin) comes from Latin delineo, from Latin lineo, from Latin linea, from Latin lineus, from Latin linum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
delineate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “delineate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | delineo | I delineate, sketch out |
| 2 | Latin | lineo | I make straight or perpendicular |
| 3 | Latin | linea | A linen thread; Any line, thread, or string,... |
| 4 | Latin | lineus | of flax or linen; flaxen |
| 5 | Latin | linum | flax; linen cloth; garment made of linen; rope,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |