'allineate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'allineare,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'linea' meant 'line.'

'allineare' transformed into the Italian word 'allineare,' and eventually became the modern English word 'allineate' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to bring into a line,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.