Latin

linea

‘line’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin linea.

20 English words in this record descend from Latin linea, most familiar first.

• del ← dēlīneō ← līneō
• linear ← līneāris
• alignment ← alignement ← aligner ← aligner ← alignier
• align ← alynen ← aligner ← alignier ← lineare
• lineage ← linage ← linage
• delineate ← dēlīneātus ← dēlīneo ← līneō
• lineal ← līneālis
• ligne
• linea
• lineament ← lineamentum
• lineation ← lineatio ← līneō
• allineate ← allineare ← aligner ← aligner ← alignier

More words from linea

• linha
• lineate
• lignel
• lineolate
• lingel
• lineoid
• ortholinear
• paralinear

Etymograph / Latin linea