Etymology

lineage

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Today it means: Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Full definition →

Middle English linage ← Old French linage ← Latin linea
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  1. Latin · derived fromlinea“line”
  2. Old French · derived fromlinage
  3. Middle English · inherited fromlinage
  4. English todaylineage

From Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from ligne, from Latin linea (“line”); equivalent to line + -age.

Words from the same roots

Latinlinea all →

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