Where does “orbīta” come from?

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

orbīta (Latvian): orbit; orbit, eye socket

Definitions

  1. orbit; orbit, eye socket

Ancestry of “orbīta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Latin orbita →
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