Where does “centro-orientale” come from?
centro-orientale (Italian) comes from Italian orientale, from Latin orientālis, from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.
centro-orientale (Italian): central eastern
Definitions
- central eastern
Ancestry of “centro-orientale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | orientale | oriental, eastern, east; Oriental, Eastern,... |
| 2 | Latin | orientālis | of the east, eastern |
| 3 | Latin | oriēns | rising |
| 4 | Latin | orior | I rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |