Where does “demi-longueur” come from?
demi-longueur (French) comes from French longueur, from French long, from Old French long, from Old French lonc, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
demi-longueur (French): half-length
Definitions
- half-length
Ancestry of “demi-longueur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | longueur | length |
| 2 | French | long | long |
| 3 | Old French | long | long length, duration |
| 4 | Old French | lonc | Alternative form of long |
| 5 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 6 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |