long

Latin · longus

Latin longus 'long'. English long is a native cousin of the same ancient word. Long words are about length in space or time: longevity is long life, longitudinal runs lengthwise, elongate stretches out.

Memory trick

LONG is LONG: stretch your arms wide to see its length.

Words from this root

long (long) — of great length or timeलंबा
along (a + long) — over the length ofसाथ-साथ, किनारे-किनारे
alongside (along + side) — next to, by the side ofबगल में
belong (be + long) — to be the property or part ofका होना, संबंध रखना
headlong (head + long) — head first, in a rushसिर के बल; जल्दबाज़ी में
lifelong (life + long) — lasting a whole lifeआजीवन
furlong (fur + long) — an eighth of a mileएक मील का आठवाँ हिस्सा
longing (long + ing) — strong wish, yearningतीव्र चाहत, तड़प
longevity (long + evity) — length of lifeदीर्घायु
elongate (e + long + ate) — to stretch out, make longerलंबा करना
longitudinal (longitud + inal) — running lengthwiseलंबाई के रुख़ वाला