Where does “orfanato” come from?

orfanato (Spanish) comes from Spanish huérfano, from Latin orphănus, from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

orfanato (Spanish): orphanage

Definitions

  1. orphanage

Ancestry of “orfanato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhuérfanoorphan
2Latinorphănusorphan
3Ancient Greekὀρφανόςleft orphan, without parents; childless;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos →Every word from Ancient Greek ὀρφανός →