Morpheme
Line
Type
free base
Denotation
rope, cord, thread, path, continuous mark
Etymology
Middle English line, lyne; Old English līne and Old French ligne; Latin līneāre, from līnea, from līneus, from līnum
Evidence
airline, baseline, beeline, borderline, byline, clothesline, coastline, curvilinear, dateline, deadline, delineate, flatline, frontline, guideline, hairline, headline, hemline, inline, interline, landline, lifeline, linage, linament, line, lineage, lineal, linear, lined, lineman, liner, lines, lining, neckline, online, outline, pipeline, rectilinear, redline, reline, roofline, shoreline, sideline, skyline, streamline, tagline, underline, unlined, waistline, waterline
Notes
line, linea, and ligne are doublets
Doublet
Ligne
