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Where does “yearlong” come from?

Yearlong comes from English year and English long, derived from Old English ġēar and Old English lang, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European yōro- and dl̥h₁gʰós meaning "long."

yearlong (English): Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year;...

Definitions

  1. Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year;...

Ancestry of “yearlong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-longForms adjectives indicating duration when...
2EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
3EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
4Old Frenchlongitude—
5Latinlongitūdō—
6Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
7Latin-ē—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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