Where does “lunge” come from?
Lunge comes from French allonge, from Old French alonge, meaning to lengthen or extend.
lunge (English): A sudden forward movement, especially with a...
Definitions
- A sudden forward movement, especially with a...
Ancestry of “lunge”, 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 | to remove, keep aloof |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 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 |