lineage

C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships

US /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/ UK /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry

She traced her lineage back to a medieval noble house.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · direct descent from an... ancestry descent pedigree extraction stockbloodlineheritage genealogy

Word family

Related forms line lineal lineament

Etymology

From Old French lignage ('descent, lineage'), from ligne ('line'), from Latin līnea ('line, thread'), from līnum ('flax, linen'). The notion is of a 'line' of descent.

lignage Old French līnea Latin

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Topics

Family & Relationships

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# lineage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɪniɪdʒ/

## Meanings
1. direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry

## Examples
- She traced her lineage back to a medieval noble house.

## Synonyms
- ancestry
- descent
- pedigree
- extraction
- stock
- bloodline
- heritage
- genealogy

## Related Forms
- line
- lineal
- lineament

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: lignage
- Root: līnea

## Etymology
From Old French lignage ('descent, lineage'), from ligne ('line'), from Latin līnea ('line, thread'), from līnum ('flax, linen'). The notion is of a 'line' of descent.

## AI Etymology
Lineage comes from Old French lignage ('descent, lineage'), from ligne ('line'), from Latin līnea ('line, thread'), from līnum ('flax, linen'). The notion is of a 'line' of descent. The etymological trail includes Old French lignage and Latin līnea. As a noun, lineage means direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry. The same family is visible in related forms such as line, lineal, and lineament.

## Topics
- Family & Relationships

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