Etymology of the Latin word linea
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')
Derivations in Latin
delineare,
linealis,
linearis,
lineare,
lineola,
rectilineus,
lineale,
lineispatha,
lineolata,
unilineatum,
lineolum,
interlinearis,
albilinea,
lineifronsDerivations in other languages
French
alignier, French
linéique, French
ligne, Italian
matrilineare, Italian
patrilineo, Portuguese
linha, Portuguese
lineado, Romanian
ie, Spanish
liña, Spanish
líneaCognates
Dutch
lijn, English
line, French
ligne, German
Leine, German
Linie, Italian
linea, Lithuanian
linija, Norwegian
linje, Polish
linia, Provençal
linha, Russian
линия, Spanish
línea, Swedish
lina, Swedish
linjeUsage
Word found in Classical Latin
