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Where does “orvo” come from?

orvo (Old High German) comes from Latin orphus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς — dusky grouper.

Ancestry of “orvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorphusgilthead
2Ancient Greekὀρφώςdusky grouper

Words derived from “orvo”

  • orf
  • orfe
  • orfe
  • orf
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