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Where does “exlongō” come from?

exlongō (Latin) comes from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “exlongō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlongē—
2Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
3Latin-ē—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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