English
longinquity
Longinquity comes from Latin longinquitās ‘a length, extent’, from longinquus ‘long, distant’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*(d)longos‘long’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElong(us)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE(h)inc
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElonginquus‘long, distant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElonginquitās‘a length, extent’
- Englishtodaylonginquity
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dlongʰos‘long’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*(d)longos‘long’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElong(us)
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CE(h)inc
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElonginquus‘long, distant’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CElonginquitās‘a length, extent’
- Englishtodaylonginquity
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’
along, longer, length, linger, 15 more
through Proto-Italic *(d)longos ‘long’
longitudinal, lunge, longitude, oblong, elongate, elongation, longus, longe, 9 more
Today it means
noun length
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos / longinquity