Middle English word purloynen comes from Latin longior (Farther. Greater. Longer. Remoter.), Latin pro-

Detailed word origin of purloynen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
longior	Latin (lat)	Farther. Greater. Longer. Remoter.
pro-	Latin (lat)	(prefixed to verbs of utterance) in place of, on behalf of. (temporally) prior, fore-. Action directed forward or in front. Advantage. Bringing into being, forth, or into the open. Downward and forward movement. Forward direction, forward movement. Prominence.
prolongo	Latin (lat)	I lengthen, prolong or extend.
porloignier	Old French (fro)	(reflexive, se porloigner) to be late. To delay; to put off.
purloigner	Anglo-Norman (xno)
purloynen	Middle English (enm)

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