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lineal.

linear

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/li.neˈaw/Brazil[li.neˈaʊ̯]Brazil/liˈnjal/Portugal[liˈnjaɫ]Portugal

  1. linear

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *līnomder. Proto-Italic *līnom Latin līnum Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin līneus Latin līnea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin līneālislbor. Portuguese lineal Learned borrowing from Latin līneālis.

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