Etymology of the English word guideline
the English word
guidelinederived from the English word
guidederived from the Old French word
guiderderived from the Old French word
guidederived from the Old Provençal word
guidaderived from the Old Provençal word
guidarderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*weid-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wit-derived 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
