Middle English word purloynen comes from Latin longior (Farther. Greater. Longer. Remoter.), Latin pro-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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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) |