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Where does “alonge” come from?

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

Ancestry of “alonge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “alonge”

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