Where does “alongar” come from?

alongar (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin allongare, from Latin elongō, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

alongar (Spanish): to elongate, lengthen

Definitions

  1. to elongate, lengthen

Ancestry of “alongar”, step by step

alongar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin allongare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinallongare—
2Latinelongōto remove, keep aloof
3Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
4Latin-ēly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Spanish luengo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishluengolong
2Old Spanishluengo—

Words derived from “alongar”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin -ē →