Etymology Explorer
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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
orphus
gilthead
2
Ancient Greek
ὀρφώς
dusky grouper
Words derived from “orvo”
ORF
orf
orfe
orf
orfeome
Every word from Ancient Greek ὀρφώς →
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