Where does “orchestrate” come from?
orchestrate (Italian) comes from Italian orchestrato, from Italian orchestrare, from Romanian orchestră, from French orchestrer, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
orchestrate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “orchestrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | orchestrato | past participle of orchestrare; orchestrated |
| 2 | Italian | orchestrare | to orchestrate; to organize; to plot |
| 3 | Romanian | orchestră | orchestra |
| 4 | French | orchestrer | to orchestrate |
| 5 | French | orchestre | orchestra, band; stalls |
| 6 | Latin | orchēstra | orchestra area in front of a stage |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |