orchestra English · revision 13353

− It is [[bor|la|orchēstra|t=place in the theatre where the senate sat]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021) from Greek [[m|grc|ὀρχήστρα|tr=orkhḗstra|t=space where the chorus danced]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from orkheîsthai, to dance, with -tra denoting a place,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) perhaps an intensive of érkhesthai, to go, come, though Beekes and others doubt this.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) Merriam-Webster compares Sanskrit ṛghāyati, he raves.^(MWU 2024)