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Where does “allonge” come from?

allonge (English) comes from French allonge, from Old French alonge, from Old French alongier, from Vulgar Latin allongare, from Latin elongō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

allonge (English): A slip of paper attached to a negotiable...

Definitions

  1. A slip of paper attached to a negotiable...

Ancestry of “allonge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchallongefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Old Frenchalonge—
3Old Frenchalongier—
4Vulgar Latinallongare—
5Latinelongō—
6Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
7Latin-ē—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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