Etymology

latitudinous

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Today it means: Having latitude, or broad range; wide-ranging or of broad scope Full definition →

Latin lātitūdin-
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  1. Latin · derived fromlātitūdō
  2. Latin · derived fromlātitūdin-
  3. English todaylatitudinous

From Latin lātitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin lātitūdō, from lātus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, latitude + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latinlātitūdin- all →

latitudinallatitudinarian

Latinlātitūdō all →

latitudelatitudinallatitudinarian

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.