Etymology of the English word hairline
the English word
hairlinederived 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
hairderived from the English word
herderived from the English word
hirederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khurjaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ko-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khæranUsage
Word found in Modern English