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Where does “longitudinal” come from?

Longitudinal comes from Middle English longitudinal, derived from Latin longitudin-, the stem of longitudo meaning length or extent.

longitudinal (English): Relating to length, or to longitude; Running in...

Definitions

  1. Relating to length, or to longitude; Running in...

Ancestry of “longitudinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlongitūdō—
2Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
3Latin-ē—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “longitudinal”

  • longitudinally
  • pseudolongitudinal
  • nonlongitudinal
  • paleolongitudinal
  • palaeolongitudinal
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