myEtymology.com: English etymology of outlining

Etymology of the English word outlining

the English word outlining

derived from the English word outline

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')

using the English prefix out-