No, it is not. It is the past tense and past participle of the verb to linger (stay, remain). It can be a verb form, a participial, and very rarely an adjective.
Her haunting look lingered long in my hurting heart. It seems I've lingered too long.
The smell of gun smoke lingered in the air as Johnny lowered his weapon.
The scent of her perfume lingered in the air long after she had left the room. A feeling of uncertainty and doubt lingered in the back of his mind. The taste of the delicious meal lingered on her lips, making her savor every bite. The memories of their weekend getaway lingered in his thoughts, bringing a smile to his face.
Dallied.
this moring i lingered beacus i was so tired .
She lingered after the fair, because she didn't want to leave.
It is a verb. Example: He lingered a long time at the cafeteria.
Her perfume lingered long after she left the room.
"when she walked past me the small of her perfume lingered a bit"
Her haunting look lingered long in my hurting heart. It seems I've lingered too long.
The smell of gun smoke lingered in the air as Johnny lowered his weapon.
Lingered
He lingered after the funeral was over in order to pay his own personal last respects. While eaves dropping on two teachers in another classroom, the student lingered awhlie to see if they would come out.
The scent of her perfume lingered in the air long after she had left the room. A feeling of uncertainty and doubt lingered in the back of his mind. The taste of the delicious meal lingered on her lips, making her savor every bite. The memories of their weekend getaway lingered in his thoughts, bringing a smile to his face.
Dallied.
There's no Latin root to 'lingered'. The English word instead derives from the Old English. So the root is lengan, which means to prolong.
existed, lasted, persisted, prevailed, remained, lingered, sustained