Where does “orfe” come from?

orfe (English) comes from Old High German orvo, from Latin orphus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς — dusky grouper.

orfe (English): A fish, the ide, "Leuciscus idus"

Definitions

  1. A fish, the ide, "Leuciscus idus"

Ancestry of “orfe”, step by step

orfe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German orvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanorvo
2Latinorphusgilthead
3Ancient Greekὀρφώςdusky grouper

via French orphe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorphe

via German orfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanorfeIde, a fish of species Leuciscus idus (syn. Leuciscus orfus)

Words derived from “orfe

Every word from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς