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Where does “orientato” come from?

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

orientato (Italian): past participle of orientare

Definitions

  1. past participle of orientare

Ancestry of “orientato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorientareto position; to orientate; to direct
2Italianorienteeast, orient; orient; lodge
3Latinorientemaccusative masculine singular of oriēns;...
4Latinoriensrising; appearing; originating
5Latinoriripresent active infinitive of orior; come into...
6LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “orientato”

  • orientate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →