Where does “orbital” come from?

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

orbital (Romanian): orbital

Definitions

  1. orbital

Ancestry of “orbital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorbitalorbital
2Frenchorbiteorbit; eye socket; first-person singular present...
3LatinorbitaA track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “orbital”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Latin orbita →Every word from French orbite →