orta- is a Quenya verb meaning "rise, raise, lift up".[1][2][3] The form of the past tense is ortane ("lifted up, raised")[1][4] when transitive or causative, and oronte ("rose")[1] when intransitive.
Etymology
In "Words, Phrases and Passages", the word derives from root OR, ORO, RŌ ("rise, mount").[1]
See also
Inspiration
In Latin the verb for "rise up" is orior, and orta is a feminine form meaning "she who is raised". It is unknown if Tolkien was inspired by these similarities.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 63-4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", p. 379
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 347, (dated 17 December 1972), p. 426
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, “Notes and Translations,” in The Road Goes Ever On, p. 67