Etymograph

English

lineolate

Lineolate comes from Latin lineola ‘diminutive of līnea (“line”)’, from līneus ‘flaxen’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *līnom.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīneus‘flaxen’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElinea‘line’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElineola‘diminutive of līnea (“line”)’diminutive of linea
  6. Englishtodaylineolate

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*līnomreconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElīnum‘flax’
  3. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElīneus‘flaxen’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElinea‘line’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElineola‘diminutive of līnea (“line”)’diminutive of linea
  6. Englishtodaylineolate

Linked words

through Latin līnum ‘flax’

leno, lint, 13 more

through Latin līneus ‘flaxen’

lingerie, 10 more

through Latin linea ‘line’

del, alignment, linear, align, lineage, ligne, lineal, delineate, linea, 10 more

Today it means

adj Marked with little lines.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *līnom / lineolate

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