"to make long or longer," 1530s, from Late Latin elongatus, past participle of elongare "to prolong, protract, remove to a distance," from Latin ex "out" (see ex-) + longus "long" (see long (adj.)). Earlier in English in the same sense was elongen (mid-15c.). Related: Elongated; elongating.
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