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Where does “prolonging” come from?

Prolonging is the present participle of prolong, from Old French proloniger, from Latin prolongare, meaning to lengthen or extend in time or space.

prolonging (English): present participle of prolong; prolongation

Definitions

  1. present participle of prolong; prolongation

Ancestry of “prolonging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprolongTo extend in space or length; To lengthen in...
2EnglishprolongationThe act of prolonging; That which has been...
3Old Frenchprolongationprolongation
4Latinprōlongātiō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “prolonging”

  • prolongingly
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