Where does “lătățime” come from?

lătățime (Romanian) comes from Romanian laț, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

lătățime (Romanian): latitude

Definitions

  1. latitude

Ancestry of “lătățime”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlațsnare; noose; loop
2Latinlātuswide, broad
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →