myEtymology.com: English etymology of outline

Etymology of the English word outline

the English word outline

using the English prefix out-

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')