Orbic
/ˈɔːr.bɪk/noun
Relating to an orb, sphere, circular form, or orbit.
Did you know?In medieval and Renaissance cosmology, “orbic” language evoked the concentric celestial spheres believed to carry the planets around Earth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European (proposed)
PIE
*orbh- / *orbʰis
“A proposed root associated with a circular object, ring, or turning form; the reconstruction is not certain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
orbis
“A circle, disk, ring, orbit, or the world conceived as a disk or sphere.”
Classical Latin
Latin
orbicus
“Circular, round, spherical, or relating to an orb.”
Late Latin
Latin
orbicus
“Pertaining to a sphere or circular body.”
17th Century
English
orbic
“Spherical, circular, or orb-like; chiefly literary or technical.”
Modern English
English
orbic
“Relating to an orb, sphere, circular form, or orbit.”