Etymology of the French word ligne
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')
Date
The earliest known usage of ligne in French dates from the 10th century.
Derivations in French
aligner,
lignard,
lignée,
ligner,
lignette,
curviligne,
lignage,
lignerolle,
forligner,
garde-ligne,
hors-ligne,
interligne,
longiligne,
mixtiligne,
plie-ligne,
lignomètre,
enligner,
latiligne,
souligner,
tire-ligne,
entre-ligneDerivations in other languages
English
ligne, English
lineCognates
Dutch
lijn, English
line, German
Leine, German
Linie, Italian
linea, Latin
linea, Lithuanian
linija, Norwegian
linje, Polish
linia, Provençal
linha, Russian
линия, Spanish
línea, Swedish
lina, Swedish
linjeUsage
Word found in Old French
