Where does “prolongevity” come from?
prolongevity (English) comes from English pro, from English professional, from English profession, from Anglo-Norman professioun, from Old French profession, from Latin professiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prolongevity (English): That extends life
Definitions
- That extends life
Ancestry of “prolongevity”, step by step
prolongevity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pro | An advantage of something, especially when... |
| 2 | English | professional | A person who belongs to a profession; A person... |
| 3 | English | profession | A declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion,... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | professioun | — |
| 5 | Old French | profession | profession; declaration |
| 6 | Latin | professiō | declaration, avowal, profession (act of professing) |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via English longevity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | longevity | The quality of being long-lasting, especially of... |
| 2 | Latin | longaevitās | long life, longevity |
| 3 | Latin | longaevus | of a great age, aged, ancient; longevitous |
| 4 | Latin | aevum | time as a single, unified, continuous and... |
| 5 | Latin | aevom | Archaic form of aevum |
| 6 | Old Latin | aivom | time, lifetime; age |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | aiwom | age |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |