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
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 | — |
| 6 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | — |
| 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 |