Where does “аллонж” come from?
аллонж (Russian) comes from French allonge, from Old French alonge, from Old French alongier, from Vulgar Latin allongare, from Latin elongō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
аллонж (Russian): allonge
Definitions
- allonge
Ancestry of “аллонж”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | allonge | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Old French | alonge | — |
| 3 | Old French | alongier | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | allongare | — |
| 5 | Latin | elongō | to remove, keep aloof |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |