Etymograph

English

elongation

Elongation comes from Latin elongatus ‘prolonged, protracted, having been prolonged’, from longus ‘far off, away’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*(d)longos‘long’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElongus‘far off, away’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlongō‘prolong, protract’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEelongatus‘prolonged, protracted, having been prolonged’
  6. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEelongatio
  7. Englishtodayelongation

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*(d)longos‘long’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElongus‘far off, away’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEēlongō‘prolong, protract’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEelongatus‘prolonged, protracted, having been prolonged’
  6. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEelongatio
  7. Englishtodayelongation

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

long, length, linger, 18 more

through Latin longus ‘far off, away’

longitudinal, longitude, lunge, oblong, longus, longe, 10 more

Today it means

noun The act of lengthening.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos / elongation

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