myEtymology.com: English etymology of clothesline

Etymology of the English word clothesline

the English word clothesline

derived from the English word line

derived from the Old French word ligne

derived 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 clothes