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Where does “orfaneskar” come from?

orfaneskar (Ido) comes from Ido orfano, from Late Latin orphanus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orfaneskar (Ido): to be orphaned

Definitions

  1. to be orphaned

Ancestry of “orfaneskar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idoorfanoorphan
2Late Latinorphanusorphan
3Ancient Greekὀρφανόςleft orphan, without parents; childless;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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