Etymology of the English word borderline
the English word
borderlinederived from the English word
borderderived 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')
Derivations in other languages
Italian
borderlineUsage
Word found in Modern English
