Etymology

longitudinal

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Today it means: Running across a set direction of an object. Full definition →

Latin longitūdin-
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlongitūdō
  2. Latin · derived fromlongitūdin-
  3. English todaylongitudinal

From Latin longitūdin- + -al, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinlongitūdin- all →

longitudinous

Latinlongitūdō all →

longitudelongitudinous

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