myEtymology.com: English etymology of delineating

Etymology of the English word delineating

the English word delineating

derived from the English word delineate

derived from the Late Latin word delineatio (sketch; delineation)

derived from the Latin word delineare (delineate; trace the outline of)

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')

using the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)