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Where does “ὀρχήστρα” come from?

ὀρχήστρα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

ὀρχήστρα (Ancient Greek): space on which the chorus danced, orchestra

Definitions

  1. space on which the chorus danced, orchestra

Ancestry of “ὀρχήστρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
2Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
3Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
4Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “ὀρχήστρα”

  • 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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