Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*dlongʰos
3 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, most common first.
- longHaving much distance in space from one end to the other.
- furlongA unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.
- elongateElongated, extended, lengthened; (especially biology) having a long and slender form.