The story
- Latin · derived fromaltitūdō“height”
- English todayaltitude
From Middle English, borrowed from Latin altitūdō (“height”), from altus (“high”).
Words from the same roots
Latinaltitūdō all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
altitude
Today it means: The absolute height of a location, usually measured from sea level. Full definition →
Latin altitūdō