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Where does “zorb” come from?

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

zorb (English): A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside...

Definitions

  1. A large, transparent, inflatable ball, inside...

Ancestry of “zorb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorbA spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the...
2Old Frenchorbblind
3Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “zorb”

  • zorbing
  • zorbonaut
  • ゾービング
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