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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

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

Words derived from “orbita”

  • orbit
  • exorbitant
  • orbiter
  • exorbitantly
  • orbitopathy
  • deorbit
  • orbitotomy
  • suborbit
  • orbitary
  • interorbit
  • midorbit
  • orbiton
  • coorbit
  • Molniya orbit
  • exorbito
  • exorbitans
  • órbita
  • orbiti
  • orbita
  • periorbitario
  • coorbitale
  • co-orbitale
  • sovraorbitario
  • orbitario
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