LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjective

orthĭus

Meaning

  1. high

orthĭus, a, um, adj., = ὄρθιος,
I. high, lofty (post-class.): carmen quod orthium dicitur (Gr. νόμος ὄρθιος), Gell. 16, 19, 14: orthius (pes), qui ex tetrasemi elatione, id est arsi, et octasemi positione constabit: ita ut duodecim tempora hic pes recepisse videatur, Mart. Cap. 9, § 985.

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What does orthĭus mean in Latin?
orthĭus, a adjective, means “high”.