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
lungedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lunged
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to remove, keep aloof |
| 8 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 9 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |