Etymology of the English word bloodline
the English word
bloodlinederived 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')
derived from the English word
bloodderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*blothanUsage
Word found in Modern English
