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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [ˈliː.ne.oː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [ˈliː.ne.o][1]

Forms

līneō (present infinitive līneāre, perfect active līneāvī, supine līneātum); first conjugation[1]

Etymology

It is from Latin līnea (“line”) + -ō.[2][1]

Earliest recorded meaning

The OLD's earliest citation is Plautus, of making straight.[2] Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.[3]

Semantic evolution

It meant to make or keep straight, to reduce to a straight line, make perpendicular, as in Plautus, and apparently to mark with lines.[2][4]

English lineate (1550s) is from its participle līneātus.[5]

Timeline

  • c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it.[2][3]
  • 1550s – English lineate is recorded.[5]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To make straight, align.[2][4]
  2. To mark with lines.[2]

Word family

  • dēlīneō
  • līneātiō
  • collīneō
  • collīniō
  • dēlīniō

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  4. ^ a b Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  5. ^ a b Harper, Douglas. Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com