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Where does “longe” come from?

longe (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese longe, from Latin longē, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

longe (Portuguese): far, a long way; distant, faraway

Definitions

  1. far, a long way; distant, faraway

Ancestry of “longe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueselonge—
2Latinlongē—
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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