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Stage 1 of 4
horizon
Greek · ancient
"the bounding line"
from "horizein" (to bound, limit)
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Stage 2 of 4
horizon
Latin · ancient
"the line bounding the visible earth"
adopted through Greek astronomical writing
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orizon
Old French · medieval
"the horizon line"
carried the astronomical term into French
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horizon
English · medieval
"the line where the earth meets the sky"
settled as the English word for the visible boundary of earth and sky
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