English
lineoid
Lineoid comes from Latin linea ‘line’, 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 CElinea‘line’
- Englishtodaylineoid
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 CElinea‘line’
- Englishtodaylineoid
Formed from line + -oid
Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’
Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’
Old English līne ‘line’
Middle English line ‘rope’
English line
Linked words
through Latin līnum ‘flax’
through Latin līneus ‘flaxen’
through Latin linea ‘line’
del, alignment, linear, align, lineage, delineate, ligne, lineal, linea, 10 more
Today it means
noun the set of points in 3-dimensional space that are also points in 4-dimensional space
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *līnom / lineoid