Where does “alinear” come from?

alinear (Spanish) comes from Spanish línea, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

alinear (Spanish): to line up, align

Definitions

  1. to line up, align

Ancestry of “alinear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishlínealine; individual script, dialogue for each actor;...
2LatinlīneaA linen thread
3Latinlīnumflax
4Proto-Italiclīnom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “alinear

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