Where does “unlunged” come from?
unlunged (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.
unlunged (English): Lacking lungs
Definitions
- Lacking lungs
Ancestry of “unlunged”, step by step
unlunged 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |