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Where does “orientale” come from?

orientale (Italian) comes from Latin orientālis, from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

orientale (Italian): oriental, eastern, east; Oriental, Eastern,...

Definitions

  1. oriental, eastern, east; Oriental, Eastern,...

Ancestry of “orientale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorientālis—
2Latinoriēns—
3LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “orientale”

  • mediorientale
  • orientalizzazione
  • orientalmente
  • filoorientale
  • filorientale
  • centro-orientale
  • sudorientale
  • orientalistica
  • orientalismo
  • orientalizzare
  • orientaleggiante
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