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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

  1. to blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose...

Ancestry of “orbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianorbblind; blind man
2Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “orbi”

  • orbire
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