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Where does “longheadedness” come from?

longheadedness (English) comes from English longheaded, 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.

longheadedness (English): The quality of being longheaded

Definitions

  1. The quality of being longheaded

Ancestry of “longheadedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlongheadedHaving unusual foresight or sagacity
2EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
3EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
4Old Frenchlongitude—
5Latinlongitūdō—
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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