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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

  1. The state or quality of having a particular type...

Ancestry of “lungedness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlungedsimple past tense and past participle of lunge;...
2EnglishlungeA sudden forward movement, especially with a...
3Frenchallongefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Old Frenchalonge—
5Old Frenchalongier—
6Vulgar Latinallongare—
7Latinelongō—
8Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
9Latin-ē—
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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