Where does “ouriente” come from?

ouriente (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

ouriente (Old Portuguese): east

Definitions

  1. east

Ancestry of “ouriente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoriēnsrising
2LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

Words derived from “ouriente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Latin orior →Every word from Latin oriēns →