Where does “prelungi” come from?
prelungi (Romanian) comes from Romanian prelung, from Latin perlongus, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
prelungi (Romanian): to prolong, elongate, extend, protract; to drag...
Definitions
- to prolong, elongate, extend, protract; to drag...
Ancestry of “prelungi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | prelung | elongate, oblong; prolonged, lasting |
| 2 | Latin | perlongus | very long, tedious etc |
| 3 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |