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Where does “orientality” come from?

orientality (English) comes from English Oriental, from Middle English oriental, from Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis, from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

orientality (English): The quality of being oriental

Definitions

  1. The quality of being oriental

Ancestry of “orientality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOrientalOf a pearl or other precious stone: having a...
2Middle Englishoriental—
3Middle Frenchoriental—
4Latinorientālis—
5Latinoriēns—
6LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—
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