Where does “orient” come from?

orient (Romanian) comes from French orient, from Old French oriant, from Latin oriēns, from Latin orior, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

orient (Romanian): east, Orient

Definitions

  1. east, Orient

Ancestry of “orient”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchorientOrient
2Old FrenchoriantOrient
3Latinoriēnsrising
4LatinoriorI rise, get up; I appear, become visible; I am...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Latin orior →Every word from Latin oriēns →