Etymology

eloign

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Today it means: To remove (something) to a distance. Full definition →

Middle English eloynen ← Anglo-Norman esloignier ← Old French esloignier
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlonge
  2. Vulgar Latin · derived from*exlongō
  3. Old French · derived fromesloignier
  4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromesloignier
  5. Middle English · inherited fromeloynen
  6. English todayeloign

From Middle English eloynen, from Anglo-Norman esloignier, Old French esloignier, from Vulgar Latin *exlongō, from Latin longe. Doublet of elongate.

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