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Where does “orientare” come from?

orientare (Italian) comes from Italian oriente, from Latin orientem, from Latin oriens, from Latin oriri, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

orientare (Italian): to position; to orientate; to direct

Definitions

  1. to position; to orientate; to direct

Ancestry of “orientare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorienteeast, orient; orient; lodge
2Latinorientemaccusative masculine singular of oriēns;...
3Latinoriensrising; appearing; originating
4Latinoriripresent active infinitive of orior; come into...
5LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “orientare”

  • orientabilità
  • orientativo
  • orientabile
  • orientato
  • disorientate
  • orientate
  • disorientare
  • disorientato
  • riorientare
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