Where does “half-hourlong” come from?
half-hourlong (English) comes from English -long, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
half-hourlong (English): which lasts half an hour, or approximately so
Definitions
- which lasts half an hour, or approximately so
Ancestry of “half-hourlong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -long | Forms adjectives indicating duration when... |
| 2 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 3 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 4 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 5 | Latin | longitūdō | — |
| 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 |