English word latitude comes from Proto-Indo-European *tl̥h₂tós (Lifted.), Proto-Indo-European *tl̥néh₂ti (To be lifting.), Latin stlatus
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *tl̥h₂tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Lifted. |
| *tl̥néh₂ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To be lifting. |
| stlatus | Latin (lat) | |
| *tlātos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| *tolnō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Lift, carry. |
| latus | Latin (lat) | Side, flank Spacious, extensive. Wide, broad. |
| latitudo | Latin (lat) | (by extension) extent, size, compass, broadness. (figuratively, rare) a broad pronunciation; richness of expression. Breadth, width, latitude. |
| latitude | French (fr) | (astronomy) The angle with a plane parallel to the ecliptic, the straight line that passes through a heavenly body and a particular centre on this plane.. (by extension) Different areas under a given temperature due to their greater or lesser distance from the equator.. (geography) The distance from a place to the equator measured in degrees on the meridian; parallel viewing.. Expansion, breadth. |
| latitude | English (en) | (astronomy) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic.. (geography) An imaginary line (in fact a circumference) around a planet running parallel to the planet's equator.. (geography, astronomy) The angular distance north or south from a planet's equator, measured along the meridian of that particular point.. (photography) The extent to which a light-sensitive material can be [...] |