| 【ori-, ort-】 are a word-forming element usually meaning "rise, get up, appear" from Latin "oriri, oriens, orient, origo" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "ori-, ort-"]
orientation **[4489] If you talk about the orientation of an organization or country, you are talking about the kinds of aims and interests it has.
origin ****[1689] You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins.
original ****[1176] You use original when referring to something that existed at the beginning of a process or activity, or the characteristics that something had when it began or was made.
originally ****[1748]
originate **[4042]
[WORD ROOT]root ori
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] ori, org, ort, origin, orient, origine
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Latin) oriri, oriens, orient, origo
[MEANING]root rise, get up, appear
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Latin】 oriri arise, rise, get up; appear above the horizon, become visible; be born, be descended, receive life; (figuratively) come forth, take origin, proceed, start (of rivers, rumors, etc, )
- 【Latin】 oriens the rising sun, the east, part of the sky where the sun rises
- 【Latin】 orient rising or east
- 【Latin】 origo [from stem of oriri, 〈nominative of originem] a rise, commencement, beginning, source〉 descent, lineage, birth
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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orientation ★★[4489] noun from orient 〈 ori
【DEFINITION】 If you talk about the orientation of an organization or country, you are talking about the kinds of aims and interests it has.
【pl.】 orientations
【SYNONYM】 aspect
【COMPOSITION】 orientate + ion
【ROOTs】 ⑴ orient(ori); rise ⑵ at(ate); verb suffix ⑶ ion; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin orient》 rising or east
【DERIVATIVEs】 oriental, orientation, orientational, orientationally, orient
origin ★★★★[1689] noun from origin 〈 ori
【DEFINITION】 You can refer to the beginning, cause, or source of something as its origin or origins.
【pl.】 origins
【ROOTs】 origin(ori); rise
【Etymology】 《Latin originem》 [from stem of oriri] (nominative origo) a rise, commencement, beginning, source; descent, lineage, birth
【First Known Meaning】 ancestry, race
【DERIVATIVEs】 origin, original, originality, originally, originate, origination, originative, originator
original ★★★★[1176] adjective from original 〈 ori
【DEFINITION】 You use original when referring to something that existed at the beginning of a process or activity, or the characteristics that something had when it began or was made.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ origin(ori); rise ⑵ al; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin originalis》 [from originem] beginning, source, birth
【First Known Meaning】 first in time, earliest
【DERIVATIVEs】 origin, original, originality, originally, originate
originally ★★★★[1748] adverb from original 〈 ori
【DEFINITION】
【ROOTs】 ⑴ origin(ori); rise ⑵ al; suffix ⑶ ly; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin originalis》 [from originem] beginning, source, birth
【DERIVATIVEs】 origin, original, originality, originally
originate ★★[4042] verb from origin 〈 ori
【DEFINITION】
【Declension/Conjugation】 originated, originated, originating, originates
【SYNONYM】 give rise to
【ROOTs】 ⑴ origin(ori); rise ⑵ ate; suffix
【Etymology】 《Latin originem》 [from stem of oriri] (nominative origo) a rise, commencement, beginning, source; descent, lineage, birth
【DERIVATIVEs】 origin, original, originate, origination, originative, originator
Other words containing "ori-, ort-"; aboriginal, Aborigine, abort, abortifacient, abortion, abortive, disorient, disorientation, orginate, ori, orient, oriental, Orientalia, orientate, orientational, orientationally, orientative, originality, origination, originative, originator, reorient, reorientation
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
organ-
order
opt
oper-, opera-
open
one
office
off, of
odi
ode
