long- root words — words with the long- root

The root long- comes from Latin longus, meaning long. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including prolong, prolonged, prolonging, prolongs, elongate, elongated, elongates, elongating, longevity, longitude, longitudes, longitudinal. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the long- root

Explore words with long- — words containing the long- root and sharing its sense of "long". Examples include prolong, prolonged, prolonging, prolongs, elongate, elongated, elongates, elongating, longevity, longitude, longitudes, longitudinal. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The long- root means long, from Latin longus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.