English
allonge
Allonge comes from French allonger ‘a lengthening’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentallongeras allonge‘a lengthening’
- Englishtodayallonge
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentallongeras allonge‘a lengthening’
- Englishtodayallonge
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’
through Latin longus ‘far, long’
longitudinal, longitude, oblong, elongate, elongation, longus, 9 more
through Late Latin longāre
Today it means
noun A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French allonger / allonge