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Latus is the Latin word that 'latitude' comes from. The Latin word is an adjective that means 'broad, wide'. The Latin word is a later form of the original 'stlatos'.

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The word "latitude" comes from the Latin word "latitudo", which means "breadth" or "width". It is derived from the word "latus", meaning "wide" or "broad".

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