Etymograph

English

Orbilius

Orbilius comes from Latin Orbilius, from orbus ‘bereaved’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- ‘to change ownership’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃erbʰ-‘to change ownership’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃órbʰos‘orphan’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEorbus‘bereaved’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEOrbilius
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃erbʰ-‘to change ownership’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃órbʰos‘orphan’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEorbus‘bereaved’
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEOrbilius
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- ‘to change ownership’

orbit, erf, 15 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos ‘orphan’

robot, bot, orphan, 4 more

through Latin orbus ‘bereaved’

orb, 2 more

Today it means

noun A schoolmaster who flogs his pupils.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- / Orbilius

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