Where does “orb” come from?

Orb comes from Old French orb, from Latin orbis meaning "circle" or "disk," from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, derived from the root h₃erbʰ-.

orb (English): A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the...

Definitions

  1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the...

Ancestry of “orb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchorbblind
2Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “orb”

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