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Where does “suborbit” come from?

suborbit (English) comes from English orbit, from Romanian orbi, from Romanian orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

suborbit (English): The lower part of the orbit of the eye

Definitions

  1. The lower part of the orbit of the eye

Ancestry of “suborbit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorbitA circular or elliptical path of one object...
2Romanianorbito blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose...
3Romanianorbblind; blind man
4Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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