English

interlinear

From inter- + linear.

A compound of inter- + linear

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

Proto-Italic *līnom

Latin līnum ‘flax’

Latin līneus ‘flaxen’

Latin līnea ‘line’

Latin līneāris ‘line-’

Today it means

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Etymograph / interlinear