Where does “orbecăială” come from?
orbecăială (Romanian) comes from Romanian orbecăi, from Romanian orbeca, from Romanian orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
orbecăială (Romanian): fumble
Definitions
- fumble
Ancestry of “orbecăială”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | orbecăi | to grope/poke/fumble about, feel one's way about |
| 2 | Romanian | orbeca | — |
| 3 | Romanian | orb | blind; blind man |
| 4 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |