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Orta
Orta comes from Portuguese horta ‘kitchen garden’, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰortós ‘enclosure’, and ultimately from *ǵʰer-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to enclose’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰortós‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhortus‘garden’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500orto‘garden’
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500orta
- Portuguesec. 1500–presenthorta‘kitchen garden’
- Portuguese, derivedc. 1500–presentOrta
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰer-‘to enclose’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵʰortós‘enclosure’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhortus‘garden’
- Old Galician-Portuguesec. 1100–1500orto‘garden’
- Old Galician-Portuguese, derivedc. 1100–1500orta
- Portuguesec. 1500–presenthorta‘kitchen garden’
- Portuguese, derivedc. 1500–presentOrta
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‘to enclose’
girl, card, rocket, chronic, chart, cartoon, chorus, cartridge, cartel, synchronous, carton, carte, urchin, crony, synchronize, cron, cartography, germanium, cartouche, 33 more
through Latin hortus ‘garden’
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- / Orta