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LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

orbis.

THE SHORT MEANING

A circle, sphere, or world.

Nature

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɔr.bɪs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔr.bis]
  1. circle, ring

    declension-3 · masculine
  2. of things that return at a certain period of time, a rotation, round, circuit

    declension-3 · masculine
  3. an orb (sphere)

    declension-3 · masculine
  4. a country, territory or region

    declension-3 · masculine
  5. a disc or disc-shaped object

    declension-3 · masculine
  6. the Earth, the world, the globe

    declension-3 · masculine
    totus orbis terrarum
Where this word comes from

Of uncertain origin. May stem from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰis (“circle, orb”), from the root *h₃erbʰ- (“to turn”).

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