Etymology

orbit

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Today it means: An elliptical movement of an object about a celestial object or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution. Full definition →

Middle English orbite ← Latin orbita ← Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erbʰ-
  2. Latinorbita
  3. Middle Englishorbita
  4. Middle Englishorbite
  5. English todayorbit

Inherited from Middle English orbite, orbita, from Latin orbita (“course, track, impression, mark”).

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