Etymology of the English word lifeline
the English word
lifelinederived 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
lifederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leip-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*liba-Usage
Word found in Modern English
