Etymology of the English word lounge
the English word
loungederived from the French word
s'allongerderived from the Old French word
alongierderived from the Medieval Latin word
allongarederived from the Latin word
longus (long; long; tall; tedious)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*del-using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
Date
The earliest known usage of lounge in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
lounger,
loungewear,
lounging,
skylounge,
loungedUsage
Word found in Modern English
