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Where does “long neck” come from?

long neck (Portuguese) comes from English longneck, from English long, from English longitude, from Old French longitude, from Latin longitūdō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

long neck (Portuguese): longneck

Definitions

  1. longneck

Ancestry of “long neck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlongneckA type of beer bottle with a long neck; A...
2EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
3EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
4Old Frenchlongitude—
5Latinlongitūdō—
6Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
7Latin-ē—
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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