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line Aug 29th 2012, 18:47 ‎Etymology 1: ← Older revision Revision as of 18:47, 29 August 2012 Line 16: Line 16:       ===Etymology 1===   ===Etymology 1=== − From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|line|lang=enm}}, {{term|ligne|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|line|līne|line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|līnijōn|line, rope, flaxen cord, thread|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Germanic|līnan|flax, linen|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|līn-|flax|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|lijn||rope, cord|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|Leine||line, rope|lang=de}}, {{etyl|da|-}} {{term|line||rope, cord|lang=da}}. Related also to {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|lijn||flax|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|Lein||flax, linen|lang=de}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|||tr=lein|linen, cloth|lang=got}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|linea||linen, thread, string, line|lang=la}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|linum||flax, thread, linen, cable|lang=la}}, {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|λίνον||tr=línon|flax, linen, thread, garment|lang=grc}}, {{etyl|cu|-}} {{term|||tr=linŭ|flax|lang=cu}}, {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|linai||flax|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|ga|-}} {{term|lin|līn|lang=ga}}, {{term| lion||flax|lang=ga}}. Influenced in {{etyl|enm|-}} by {{etyl|frm|-}} {{term|ligne||line|lang=frm}}, from Latin {{term|linea|lang=la}}. More at {{l|en|linen}}. + From {{etyl|enm}} {{term|line|lang=enm}}, {{term|ligne|lang=enm}}, from {{etyl|ang}} {{term|line|līne|line, cable, rope, hawser, series, row, rule, direction|lang=ang}}, from {{proto|Germanic|līnijōn||līnōn|line, rope, flaxen cord, thread|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Germanic|līnan|flax, linen|lang=en}}, from {{proto|Indo-European|līn-|flax|lang=en}}. Cognate with {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|lijn||rope, cord|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|Leine||line, rope|lang=de}}, {{etyl|da|-}} {{term|line||rope, cord|lang=da}}. Related also to {{etyl|nl|-}} {{term|lijn||flax|lang=nl}}, {{etyl|de|-}} {{term|Lein||flax, linen|lang=de}}, {{etyl|got|-}} {{term|||tr=lein|linen, cloth|lang=got}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|linea||linen, thread, string, line|lang=la}}, {{etyl|la|-}} {{term|linum||flax, thread, linen, cable|lang=la}}, {{etyl|grc|-}} {{term|λίνον||tr=línon|flax, linen, thread, garment|lang=grc}}, {{etyl|cu|-}} {{term|||tr=linŭ|flax|lang=cu}}, {{etyl|lt|-}} {{term|linai||flax|lang=lt}}, {{etyl|ga|-}} {{term|lin|līn|lang=ga}}, {{term| lion||flax|lang=ga}}. Influenced in {{etyl|enm|-}} by {{etyl|frm|-}} {{term|ligne||line|lang=frm}}, from Latin {{term|linea|lang=la}}. More at {{l|en|linen}}.       The oldest sense of the word is "rope, cord, thread"; from this the senses "path", "continuous mark" were derived. The "party line" sense imagines a line (queue) of people following the party.   The oldest sense of the word is "rope, cord, thread"; from this the senses "path", "continuous mark" were derived. The "party line" sense imagines a line (queue) of people following the party.

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