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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

Definitions

  1. long; for a long time

Ancestry of “lonjamen”, step by step

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