Etymology of the English word neckline
the English word
necklinederived from the English word
neckderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khnekkonderived 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
