Where does “orchestrare” come from?
orchestrare (Italian) comes from Romanian orchestră, from French orchestrer, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
orchestrare (Italian): to orchestrate; to organize; to plot
Definitions
- to orchestrate; to organize; to plot
Ancestry of “orchestrare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | orchestră | orchestra |
| 2 | French | orchestrer | to orchestrate |
| 3 | French | orchestre | orchestra, band; stalls |
| 4 | Latin | orchēstra | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
Words derived from “orchestrare”