Where does “orchestră” come from?
orchestră (Romanian) comes from French orchestrer, from French orchestre, from Latin orchēstra, from Ancient Greek ὀρχήστρα, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
orchestră (Romanian): orchestra
Ancestry of “orchestră”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | orchestrer | to orchestrate |
| 2 | French | orchestre | orchestra, band; stalls |
| 3 | Latin | orchēstra | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀρχήστρα | space on which the chorus danced, orchestra |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |