English
orbuculum
Orbuculum comes from Latin orbis ‘circle, ring’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEorbis‘circle, ring’
- Englishtodayorbuculum
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEorbis‘circle, ring’
- Englishtodayorbuculum
The story
Modern coinage from Latin orbis; not attested in classical Latin.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- ‘to turn’
robot, bot, orbit, orphan, erf, 14 more
through Latin orbis ‘circle, ring’
Today it means
noun A crystal ball.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin orbis / orbuculum