Etymology of the English word beeline
the English word
beelinederived from the English word
beederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bionderived from the English word
linederived from the Old French word
lignederived from the Classical Latin word
linea (string, line)
derived from the Classical Latin word
linum (flax, linen cloth, thread)
derived from the Greek word
linon, λίνον (flax; 'linen')
Usage
Word found in Modern English