Where does “lungarno” come from?
lungarno (Italian) comes from Italian lungo, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lungarno (Italian): road or embankment along the Arno river notably used to form street names in Florence, Pisa, and other municipalities along the Arno
Definitions
- road or embankment along the Arno river notably used to form street names in Florence, Pisa, and other municipalities along the Arno
Ancestry of “lungarno”, step by step
lungarno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian lungo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | lungo | long; length; along |
| 2 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 3 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 4 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 5 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 6 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |