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Where does “mallongigo” come from?

mallongigo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mallongigi, from Esperanto mallonga, from Esperanto longa, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

mallongigo (Esperanto): abbreviation

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Ancestry of “mallongigo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomallongigito abbreviate; to shorten; to curtail
2Esperantomallongashort
3Esperantolongalong
4EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
5EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
6Old Frenchlongitude—
7Latinlongitūdō—
8Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
9Latin-ē—
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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