orient

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 247 words | Copyright

orient1 adj. eastern, (hence, of stones) precious, excellent; sb. the East, eastern lands. XIV. — (O)F. — L. oriēns, -ent- rising, rising sun, east, prp. of orīrī rise; see -ENT.
So oriental XIV — (O)F. or L.

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