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Where does “orb” come from?

orb (Old French) comes from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orb (Old French): blind

Definitions

  1. blind

Ancestry of “orb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “orb”

  • orvet
  • orvet
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