English word elongate comes from English ex-, New Latin elongare, English elongat-, English longus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ex- | English (eng) | (biology) Lacking.. Former, but still living (almost always used with a hyphen). Out of. Outside. |
| elongare | New Latin (la-new) | |
| elongat- | English (eng) | |
| longus | English (eng) | |
| elongate | English (eng) | (obsolete) To remove further off.. To depart to, or be at, a distance; especially, to recede apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.. To make long or longer by pulling and stretching; to make elongated. Lengthened, extended.. Slender. |