Where does “horizontal” come from?

horizontal (Indonesian) comes from Dutch horizontaal, from Middle French horizontal, from Latin horizōn, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

horizontal (Indonesian): horizontal

Definitions

  1. horizontal

Ancestry of “horizontal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhorizontaalhorizontal (parallel to the plane of the horizon)
2Middle Frenchhorizontal
3Latinhorizōnhorizon
4Ancient Greekὁρίζωνhorizon
5Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
6Proto-Hellenicwórwos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwosEvery word from Ancient Greek ὅρος