Etymograph

English

longplay

From long + play.

A compound of long + play

Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos ‘long’

Proto-Germanic *langaz ‘long’

Proto-West Germanic *lang ‘long’

Old English lang ‘long, tall, lasting’

Middle English long

English long

Proto-West Germanic *plegō ‘an exercise’

Proto-West Germanic *plegōn ‘to move; to engage, practice’

Old English plegian ‘to play’

Middle English pleyen ‘to engage in a game or sport’

English play

Today it means

noun A full recording of a video game being played from start to completion.

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

Etymograph / longplay