English
Lungești
Lungești comes from Romanian lung ‘long, tall’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dl̥h₁gʰós‘long’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElongus‘long’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentlung‘long, tall’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentLungu
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentLungești
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dl̥h₁gʰós‘long’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElongus‘long’
- Romanianc. 1500–presentlung‘long, tall’
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentLungu
- Romanian, derivedc. 1500–presentLungești
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin longus ‘long’
longitudinal, longitude, oblong, elongate, elongation, longus, longe, 10 more
Today it means
name A village in Cozieni, Buzău County, Romania.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dl̥h₁gʰós / Lungești