Where does “orbi” come from?
orbi (Romanian) comes from Romanian orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
orbi (Romanian): to blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose...
Definitions
- to blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose...
Ancestry of “orbi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | orb | blind; blind man |
| 2 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |
Words derived from “orbi”