Etymology

longus

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Today it means: A long muscle in the body. Full definition →

New Latin longus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromlongus“long”
  2. English todaylongus

Borrowed from New Latin longus (“long”), clipping of musculus longus (“long muscle”).

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