Etymology of the English word orbit
the English word
orbitderived from the Old French word
orbitederived from the Latin word
orbita (wheel-track, rut; orbit)
derived from the Classical Latin word
orbis (anything circular; circle; territory, region)
Derivations in English
orbiterCognates
Italian
orbita, Latin
orbita, Lithuanian
orbita, Russian
opбитaUsage
Word found in Modern English
