Where does “lungedness” come from?
lungedness (English) comes from English lunged, from English lunge, from French allonge, from Old French alonge, from Old French alongier, from Vulgar Latin allongare, from Latin elongō, from Latin longus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lungedness (English): The state or quality of having a particular type...
Definitions
- The state or quality of having a particular type...
Ancestry of “lungedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lunged | simple past tense and past participle of lunge;... |
| 2 | English | lunge | A sudden forward movement, especially with a... |
| 3 | French | allonge | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Old French | alonge | — |
| 5 | Old French | alongier | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | allongare | — |
| 7 | Latin | elongō | — |
| 8 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 9 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |