Where does “Lōngshēu kíng” come from?
Lōngshēu kíng (Khiamniungan Naga) comes from English -long, 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.
Lōngshēu kíng (Khiamniungan Naga): a mountain located near Yokau village under Patsho block. One can see three beautiful peaks almost equivalent to each other that can be seen on the way to Noklak town. As one reaches the peaks, many villages and towns can be seen from the top clearly
Definitions
- a mountain located near Yokau village under Patsho block. One can see three beautiful peaks almost equivalent to each other that can be seen on the way to Noklak town. As one reaches the peaks, many villages and towns can be seen from the top clearly
Ancestry of “Lōngshēu kíng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -long | Forms adjectives indicating duration when... |
| 2 | English | long | Having much distance from one terminating point... |
| 3 | English | longitude | Angular distance measured west or east of the... |
| 4 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 5 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |