Etymology of the English word latitude
the English word
latitudederived from the Old French word
latitudederived from the Latin word
latitudo (latitude; width, breadth, extent)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
latus (side; side; flank; wide, broad; spacious)
derived from the Latin word
ferre (to carry; to bear; bring, bear; tell)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*telÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of latitude in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
colatitudeUsage
Word found in Modern English
