Where does “Lorient” come from?

Lorient (French) comes from Old French oriant, from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

Ancestry of “Lorient”, step by step

Lorient traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French oriant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchoriantOrient
2Latinoriēnsrising
3LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

via Old French l’

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchl’the

Words derived from “Lorient”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Latin orior →Every word from Latin oriēns →