Where does “latitude” come from?
latitude (French) comes from Latin lātitūdō, from Ancient Greek κλίμα, from Ancient Greek κλίνω, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
latitude (French): expansion, breadth; The distance from a place to...
Definitions
- expansion, breadth; The distance from a place to...
Ancestry of “latitude”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lātitūdō | breadth, width, latitude |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |