Where does “Orphée” come from?
Orphée (French) comes from Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Ancestry of “Orphée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Orpheus | Orphean |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ὀρφεύς | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “Orphée”