Where does “orient” come from?

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

orient (French): Orient

Definitions

  1. Orient

Ancestry of “orient”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orient”

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