Where does “millenniumlong” come from?
millenniumlong (English) comes from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
millenniumlong (English): Lasting several or many millennia
Definitions
- Lasting several or many millennia
Ancestry of “millenniumlong”, step by step
millenniumlong traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English long
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | length, longitude; longness |
| 5 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 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 |
via English millennium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | millennium | A period of time consisting of one thousand... |
| 2 | Late Latin | millennium | millennium |
| 3 | Latin | -ennium | forming periods of years |
| 4 | Latin | -ennis | — |
| 5 | Latin | annus | year; time; season |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | atnos | year |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et-no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂et- | grass |