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Where does “orbită” come from?

orbită (Romanian) comes from French orbite, from Latin orbita, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orbită (Romanian): orbit; eye socket, orbit

Definitions

  1. orbit; eye socket, orbit

Ancestry of “orbită”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorbiteorbit; eye socket; first-person singular present...
2LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
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