Where does “orbitură” come from?
orbitură (Romanian) comes from Romanian orbi, from Romanian orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
orbitură (Romanian): blinding
Definitions
- blinding
Ancestry of “orbitură”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | orbi | to blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose... |
| 2 | Romanian | orb | blind; blind man |
| 3 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |