Editing Linen (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''linen'' is of [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] origin<ref>{{cite web |title=linen |url=https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/linen |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803104231/https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/linen |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |website=Lexico.com |publisher=Oxford |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref> and [[cognate]] to the [[Latin]] name for the [[flax]] plant, {{lang|la|linum}}, and the earlier [[Ancient Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|λινόν}} ({{lang|grc-Latn|linón}}).

This word history has given rise to a number of other terms in English, most notably ''[[line (geometry)|line]],'' from the use of a linen (flax) [[yarn|thread]] to determine a straight line. It is also etymologically related to a number of other terms, including ''[[lining (sewing)|lining]]'', because linen was often used to create an inner layer for clothing,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/line |title=line |access-date=2018-01-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012710/https://www.etymonline.com/word/line |archive-date=2018-01-26 |encyclopedia=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |first=Douglas |last=Harper }}</ref> and ''[[lingerie]]'', from French, which originally denoted underwear made of linen.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |last=Harper |first=Douglas |title=lingerie (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/lingerie |encyclopedia=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |access-date=22 May 2020 }}</ref>