lineal
The origin and history of lineal.
Etymology
Comes from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea ("a line") plus -ālis, an adjective-forming suffix. On the surface it can also be analysed as line plus -al. It is a doublet of linear.
The origin and history of lineal.
Comes from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from līnea ("a line") plus -ālis, an adjective-forming suffix. On the surface it can also be analysed as line plus -al. It is a doublet of linear.
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