Etymology of the English word redline
the English word
redlinederived 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
redderived from the English word
readderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ar-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*raedananderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reudh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*rauthazUsage
Word found in Modern English