Where does “orientate” come from?
orientate (Italian) comes from Italian orientato, from Italian orientare, from Italian oriente, from Latin orientem, from Latin oriens, from Latin oriri, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.
orientate (Italian): second-person plural present indicative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present indicative of...
Ancestry of “orientate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | orientato | past participle of orientare |
| 2 | Italian | orientare | to position; to orientate; to direct |
| 3 | Italian | oriente | east, orient; orient; lodge |
| 4 | Latin | orientem | accusative masculine singular of oriēns;... |
| 5 | Latin | oriens | rising; appearing; originating |
| 6 | Latin | oriri | present active infinitive of orior; come into... |
| 7 | Latin | orior | I rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |