Horizontal etymology

English

English word horizontal comes from French horizon (Horizon.)

Etymology of horizontal

Detailed word origin of horizontal

Dictionary entry Language Definition
horizon French (fr) Horizon.
horizontal French (fr) Horizontal.
horizontal English (en) (archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.. (marketing) Relating to horizontal markets.. (wine tasting) Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. (geology) horizon. A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum.. A [...]