Where does “oriental” come from?

oriental (Occitan) comes from Latin orientālis, from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

oriental (Occitan): eastern

Definitions

  1. eastern

Ancestry of “oriental”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorientālisof the east, eastern
2Latinoriēnsrising
3LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Latin orior →Every word from Latin oriēns →