Etymology

longe

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Today it means: To work (a horse) in a circle at the end of a long line or rope. Full definition →

French allonger ← Latin longa
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlonga“long”
  2. French · derived fromallonger“to lengthen”
  3. English todaylonge

From French allonger (“to lengthen”), or Latin longa (“long”), i.e. the long rope.

Words from the same roots

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