Etymology of the English word timberline
the English word
timberlinederived 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
timberderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dem- (house)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*temranUsage
Word found in Modern English
