Where does “longo” come from?

longo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto longa, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

longo (Esperanto): length

Definitions

  1. length

Ancestry of “longo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolongalong
2EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
3EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
4Old Frenchlongitude
5Latinlongitūdōlength, longitude; longness
6Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
7Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin