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Where does “allonge” come from?

allonge (French) comes from Old French alonge, from Old French alongier, from Vulgar Latin allongare, from Latin elongō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

allonge (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “allonge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchalonge—
2Old Frenchalongier—
3Vulgar Latinallongare—
4Latinelongō—
5Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
6Latin-ē—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “allonge”

  • lunged
  • lunge
  • lunger
  • allonge
  • lungedness
  • аллонж
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