Where does “prolongation” come from?

prolongation (Old French) comes from Latin prōlongātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

prolongation (Old French): prolongation

Definitions

  1. prolongation

Ancestry of “prolongation”, step by step

prolongation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin prōlongātiō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprōlongātiōlengthening, prolongation
2Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
3Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Late Latin prolongatio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinprolongatiolengthening, prolongation

Words derived from “prolongation

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-