Where does “longtime” come from?
Longtime derives from English long and time, with time from Middle English time, Old English lang, Latin thema, and Ancient Greek θέμα, meaning something set or placed.
longtime (English): Having endured for a long period of time; Having...
Definitions
- Having endured for a long period of time; Having...
Ancestry of “longtime”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 2 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 3 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 4 | Latin | longitūdō | — |
| 5 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “longtime”