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Where does “longo” come from?

longo (Old Portuguese) comes 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 “longo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “longo”

  • longamente
  • alongamento
  • alongar
  • longa
  • longo
  • delongar
  • longo
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