Where does “orogenico” come from?

orogenico (Italian) comes from Italian orogene, from Italian oro-, from Ancient Greek ὄρος, from Ancient Greek ὄρνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

orogenico (Italian): orogenic

Definitions

  1. orogenic

Ancestry of “orogenico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorogeneorogen
2Italianoro-Forms terms relating to mountains; Forms terms...
3Ancient Greekὄροςa mountain, hill; mountain chain; district,...
4Ancient Greekὄρνυμιto set upon, let loose upon, move on; to awaken,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-Every word from Ancient Greek ὄρνυμιEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄρος