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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”

  • orphan
  • orphanhood
  • orpheline
  • nonorphan
  • orphancy
  • orphanize
  • orphanship
  • orphanlike
  • orphandom
  • orphanism
  • Huerfano County
  • orphanry
  • deorphanization
  • orphanity
  • deorphanize
  • orphanarium
  • orphanus
  • huérfano
  • orfanato
  • orfano
  • orfanità
  • orpheline
  • orphelin
  • orphelinat
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