Where does “longanimidad” come from?
longanimidad (Spanish) comes from Latin longanimitas, from Latin longanimis, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
longanimidad (Spanish): longanimity, long-suffering
Definitions
- longanimity, long-suffering
Ancestry of “longanimidad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | longanimitas | long-suffering, patience, forbearance |
| 2 | Latin | longanimis | long-suffering, patient, forbearing |
| 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 |