Where does “obitan” come from?
obitan (Vietnamese) comes from French orbital, from French orbite, from Latin orbita, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erbʰ- — to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
obitan (Vietnamese): an orbital
Ancestry of “obitan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | orbital | orbital |
| 2 | French | orbite | orbit; eye socket; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | orbita | A track or rut made by a wheel; A path, track; A... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |