Where does “orizzontare” come from?

orizzontare (Italian) comes from Italian orizzonte, from Latin horizontem, from Ancient Greek ὁρίζων, from Ancient Greek ὅρος, from Proto-Hellenic wórwos, from Proto-Indo-European werw-.

orizzontare (Italian): To orientate

Definitions

  1. To orientate

Ancestry of “orizzontare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorizzontehorizon
2Latinhorizontemaccusative singular of horizōn
3Ancient Greekὁρίζωνhorizon
4Ancient Greekὅροςboundary, limit, frontier, landmark; marking...
5Proto-Hellenicwórwos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerw-—

Words derived from “orizzontare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European werw- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wórwos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρος →