Where does “orvet” come from?

orvet (English) comes from French orvet, from Old French orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orvet (English): The slowworm

Definitions

  1. The slowworm

Ancestry of “orvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorvetslowworm
2Old Frenchorbblind
3Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Latin orbus →