Where does “orpharion” come from?

orpharion (English) comes from English Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orpharion (English): A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of...

Definitions

  1. A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of...

Ancestry of “orpharion”, step by step

orpharion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Orpheus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOrpheusA Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades
2Ancient GreekὈρφεύςOrpheus
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via English Arion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArionA Greek poet
2Ancient GreekἈρῑ́ωνArion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →