Where does “orizzontamento” come from?
orizzontamento (Italian) comes from Italian orizzontare, from Italian orizzonte, from Latin horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.
orizzontamento (Italian): orientation
Definitions
- orientation
Ancestry of “orizzontamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | orizzontare | To orientate |
| 2 | Italian | orizzonte | horizon |
| 3 | Latin | horizontem | accusative singular of horizōn |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὁρίζων | horizon |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὅρος | boundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wórwos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werw- | — |