Where does “ὀρφανός” come from?

ὀρφανός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

ὀρφανός (Ancient Greek): left orphan, without parents; childless;...

Definitions

  1. left orphan, without parents; childless;...

Ancestry of “ὀρφανός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “ὀρφανός”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →