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longinquus.

long, extensive; far off, distant, remote

10 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɫɔŋˈɡɪŋ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[lon̠ʲˈd͡ʒiŋ.kʷus]
  1. long, extensive; far off, distant, remote

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. living far off, foreign, strange

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. prolonged, continued, lasting, tedious, long

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. old, ancient

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  5. far-fetched, remote

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Italic *(d)longos Latin long(us) Latin (h)inc Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin longinquus From long(us) (“long, far”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus. Compare propinquus. Or the ending may come from some Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo- seen in Ancient Greek ἀλλοδ-απός (allod-após), ποδ-απός (pod-após) (their first parts here correspond to Latin aliud, quod) etc. See also Proto-Germanic *-ungō.

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