English

linestring

From line + string.

A compound of line + string

Proto-Germanic *līną ‘flax’

Proto-Germanic *līnǭ ‘line’

Proto-West Germanic *līnā ‘line’

Old English līne ‘line’

Middle English line ‘rope’

English line

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘rope’

Proto-Germanic *strangiz

Proto-West Germanic *strangi

Old English strenġ

Middle English string

Today it means

noun A curve with linear interpolation between points, used in geographic information systems e.g. to represent streets and rivers.

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

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