myEtymology.com: English etymology of houseline

Etymology of the English word houseline

the English word houseline

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 house

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khusan