Where does “Lobethal” come from?
Lobethal (English) comes from German lob, from English lob, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Lobethal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | lob | — |
| 2 | English | lob | To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high... |
| 3 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 4 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 5 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 6 | Latin | longitūdō | — |
| 7 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 8 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |