The story
- Latin · derived fromprōlongō
- Late Latin · derived fromprōlongātiō
- Old French · derived fromprolongation
- Middle English · inherited fromprolongacioun
- English todayprolongation
From Middle English prolongacioun, from Old French prolongation, from Late Latin prōlongātiō, from prōlongātus, perfect passive participle of Latin prōlongō, from prō + longus. By surface analysis, prolong + -ation.
Words from the same roots
Latinprōlongō all →
prolong
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.