myEtymology.com: French etymology of alongier

Etymology of the French word alongier

the Old French word alongier

derived from the Medieval Latin word allongare

derived 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)

Word found in Old French