Etymology of the French word latitude
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
*telə-Date
The earliest known usage of latitude in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
latitudeCognates
Italian
latitudine, Spanish
latitudUsage
Word found in Old French
