stemline

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *sth₂mnís
Proto-Germanic *stamniz
Proto-West Germanic *stamni
Old English stemn
Middle English stemme
English stem
substratebor.
Proto-Indo-European *līn-der.?
Proto-Germanic *līną
Proto-Germanic *līnǭ
Proto-West Germanic *līnā
Old English līne
Middle French ligneinflu.
Middle English line
Middle French ligneinflu.
English line
English stemline

    From stem +‎ line.

    Noun

    stemline (plural stemlines)

    1. (linguistics) The line connecting individual letters in Ogham.
    2. (cytology) The clone or copy of a cell or set of cells that is most basic, involving the fewest mutations or complexity.

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