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Where does “alongamento” come from?

alongamento (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese alongar, from Portuguese longo, from Old Portuguese longo, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

alongamento (Portuguese): an instance of lengthening; stretching;...

Definitions

  1. an instance of lengthening; stretching;...

Ancestry of “alongamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesealongarto elongate, lengthen
2Portugueselongolong
3Old Portugueselongo—
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
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