Etymology of the English word sightline
the English word
sightlinederived 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
sightderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sekhderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sekʷ-Usage
Word found in Modern English
