Where does “lonjamen” come from?
lonjamen (Old Occitan) comes from Old Occitan lonja, from Old Occitan lonc, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
lonjamen (Old Occitan): long; for a long time
Ancestry of “lonjamen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Occitan | lonja | feminine singular of lonc |
| 2 | Old Occitan | lonc | long |
| 3 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |