Etymology of the Latin word latitudo
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™-Derivations in other languages
English
latitudinarian, French
latitude, French
latitudinal, French
latitudinaire, Italian
latitudine, Portuguese
latitude, Spanish
latitud, Spanish
latitudinal
