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==Etymology==
− It is from Medieval Latin orbita and Old French orbite,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Latin orbita, a wheel track, beaten path, rut, course,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the feminine of orbitus, circular, from orbis, a ring, wheel (see [[orb]]).^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
+ It is [[bor|la-med|orbita]] and [[fro|orbite]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[la|orbita]], a wheel track, beaten path, rut, course,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) the feminine of [[m|la|orbitus]], circular, from [[m|la|orbis]], a ring, wheel (see [[orb]]).^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)
==Earliest recorded meaning==