Where does “obiti” come from?
obiti (Swahili) comes from English orbit, from Romanian orbi, from Romanian orb, from Latin orbus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃órbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
obiti (Swahili): orbit
Definitions
- orbit
Ancestry of “obiti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orbit | A circular or elliptical path of one object... |
| 2 | Romanian | orbi | to blind, deprive of sight; to go blind, lose... |
| 3 | Romanian | orb | blind; blind man |
| 4 | Latin | orbus | bereaved, bereft, deprived by death; deprived,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃órbʰos | orphan; servant, slave, worker |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |