elongation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[elongation 词源字典]
late 14c., from Medieval Latin elongationem (nominative elongatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Late Latin elongare "remove to a distance," from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + longus "long" (see long (adj.)).[elongation etymology, elongation origin, 英语词源]