Where does “orvu” come from?

orvu (Sicilian) comes from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orvu (Sicilian): blind; a blind person

Definitions

  1. blind; a blind person

Ancestry of “orvu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinorbusbereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Latin orbus →
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