The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρθιος“high-pitched, upright”
- English todayorthian
From Ancient Greek ὄρθιος (órthios, “high-pitched, upright”), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”).
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orthian
Today it means: Denoting a type of singing at a very high pitch. Full definition →
Ancient Greek ὄρθιος