Where does “linéament” come from?
linéament (Middle French) comes from Latin lineamentum, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
Ancestry of “linéament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lineamentum | a mark, line, stroke; features, lineaments;... |
| 2 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 3 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |