Where does “longitude” come from?
Longitude comes from Old French longitude, from Latin longitudo, derived from Latin longus meaning "long," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dl̥h₁gʰós and dlongʰos.
longitude (English): Angular distance measured west or east of the...
Definitions
- Angular distance measured west or east of the...
Ancestry of “longitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | longitude | — |
| 2 | Latin | longitūdō | length, longitude; longness |
| 3 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |