Where does “colatitudine” come from?
colatitudine (Italian) comes from Romanian latitudine, from French latitude, 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.
colatitudine (Italian): colatitude
Definitions
- colatitude
Ancestry of “colatitudine”, step by step
colatitudine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian latitudine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | latitudine | latitude |
| 2 | French | latitude | expansion, breadth; The distance from a place to... |
| 3 | Latin | lātitūdō | breadth, width, latitude |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Italian latitudine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | latitudine | latitude |