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