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Where does “ὀρχέομαι” come from?

ὀρχέομαι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁ergʰ- — to go, move; to mount; to move, go.

ὀρχέομαι (Ancient Greek): I dance; I represent by dancing or pantomime; I...

Definitions

  1. I dance; I represent by dancing or pantomime; I...

Ancestry of “ὀρχέομαι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ergʰ-to go, move; to mount; to move, go

Words derived from “ὀρχέομαι”

  • orchestra
  • orchestral
  • orchestrate
  • karaoke
  • orchestrator
  • orchestre
  • orchestrally
  • reorchestrate
  • nonorchestral
  • orchestrater
  • miniorchestra
  • overorchestrate
  • orchestra
  • orquestra
  • karaoke
  • orquestal
  • orquesta
  • orchestrate
  • orchestra
  • orchestrare
  • orchestrato
  • caporchestra
  • караоке
  • карао́ке
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