Etymology of the English word orienteering
the English word
orienteeringderived from the Swedish word
orienteringderived from the Swedish word
orienteraderived from the French word
orienterderived from the Old French word
orientderived from the Latin word
oriens (daybreak, dawn, sunrise; rising; eastern)
derived from the Latin word
oriri (to appear, arise, be born; be born, created; be born of; rise; arise)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*er-Usage
Word found in Modern English
