English
linea
Linea comes from Latin līnea ‘line, thread’, from līneus ‘flaxen’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *līnom.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīneus‘flaxen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnea‘line, thread’by way of Spanish línea
- Englishtodaylinea
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīneus‘flaxen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnea‘line, thread’by way of Spanish línea
- Englishtodaylinea
Linked words
through Latin līnum ‘flax’
through Latin līneus ‘flaxen’
through Latin līnea ‘line, thread’
Today it means
noun Any long marking, dark or bright, on a planet or moon's surface.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *līnom / linea