Where does “longe” come from?
Longe derives from French allonger, composed of the prefix a- (from Ancient Greek ἀ-, Latin ad-, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European ád meaning "to") and a root from Proto-Indo-European sem- with the suffix -ós.
longe (English): To work in a circle at the end of a long line or...
Definitions
- To work in a circle at the end of a long line or...
Ancestry of “longe”, step by step
longe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French allonger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | allonger | to lay down; to lengthen, to make longer, to... |
| 2 | French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Latin longa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | longa | inflection of longus: ## nominative/vocative... |