Etymology

collinear

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Today it means: Lying on the same straight line. Full definition →

English linear ← Latin līneāris ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Englishcol-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*līnom
  3. Proto-Italic*līnom
  4. Latinlīnum
  5. Latinlīneus
  6. Latinlīnea
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Latinlīneāris
  10. Englishlinear
  11. English todaycollinear

From col- + linear.

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