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Etymology of the English word orphaned

the English word orphaned

derived from the English word orphan

derived from the Latin word orphanus (orphan)

derived from the Greek word orphanos, ὀρφανός (bereaved ('orphan'); parentless)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *orbh-