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Where does “orb” come from?

orb (Catalan) comes from Latin orbus (ab oculis), from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orb (Catalan): blind; a fungal disease of wheat and other...

Definitions

  1. blind; a fungal disease of wheat and other...

Ancestry of “orb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbus (ab oculis)—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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