Where does “orbic” come from?
orbic (English) comes from English orb, from Old French orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
orbic (English): spherical; orbicular; circular
Definitions
- spherical; orbicular; circular
Ancestry of “orbic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | orb | A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the... |
| 2 | Old French | orb | blind |
| 3 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |