Latin · root
longus
long
Words sharing this root
elongateTo make or become longer.elongationThe angular distance between a planet and the sun as seen from Earth.elongationThe process or result of becoming or making something longer.longevityA long period of continued existence.longitudeAngular distance east or west of the prime meridian.longitudinalRunning along a subject's length rather than across it.oblongA shape longer than it is wide, usually rectangular or oval.purloinTo steal something secretly.