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
- A slip of paper attached to a negotiable...
Ancestry of “allonge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | allonge | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Old French | alonge | — |
| 3 | Old French | alongier | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | allongare | — |
| 5 | Latin | elongō | — |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |