Where does “orbita” come from?

orbita (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orbita (Latin): A track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...

Definitions

  1. A track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...

Ancestry of “orbita”, step by step

orbita traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

via Latin Orbis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOrbiscircle, ring

Words derived from “orbita

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ-
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