Etymology

ligne

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Today it means: Synonym of line (“ill-defined unit of length”). Full definition →

French ligne
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The story

  1. French · borrowed fromligne
  2. English todayligne

From French ligne. Doublet of linea.

Words from the same roots

Frenchligne all →

lignel

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