Etymology

lintel

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Today it means: A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above. Full definition →

Middle English lyntel ← Old French lintel
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lintel · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromlintel
  2. Middle English · inherited fromlyntel
  3. English todaylintel

From Middle English lyntel, from Old French lintel, from Vulgar Latin *līntellus, for *līmitellus, diminutive noun from līmes. Equivalent to limit + -el.

Lintel · proper noun2

Blend of Linux + Intel.

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