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Where does “orquesta” come from?

orquesta (Spanish) comes from Spanish orquestra, 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...

orquesta (Spanish): orchestra; band; group

Definitions

  1. orchestra; band; group

Ancestry of “orquesta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishorquestraDated form of orquesta
2Latinorchēstra—
3Ancient Greekὀρχήστραspace on which the chorus danced, orchestra
4Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
5Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “orquesta”

  • orquestal
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