I.fut. part. oriturus, 4 (but with some forms of the 3d conj.: orĭtur, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 305 Müll.; Gell. 4, 17, 14; cf. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89; Ter. Hec. 2, 1, 26; Lucr. 3, 272; Verg. A. 2, 411; 680; Hor. S. 1, 5, 39; Ov. M. 1, 774 et saep.: “oreris,” id. ib. 10, 166; imperat. orere, Val. Max. 4, 7, 7: impf. subj. oreretur, Paul. Nol. Carm. 15, 59; and oreretur and orerentur are the more usual forms in the best MSS.; cf. Haase in Reisig's Vorles. p. 251; Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 418 sq.), v. dep. root or.; Sanscr. ar-; Gr. ὄρνυμι, ὀρίνω; v. Georg Curtius Gr. Etym. 348 sq..
I. In gen., of persons, to rise, bestir one's self, get up, etc.: “consul oriens nocte diceret dictatorem,” Liv. 8, 23.—
B. Esp., of the heavenly bodies, to rise, become visible, appear: “stellae, ut quaeque oriturque caditque,” Ov. F. 1, 295: “ortā luce,” in the morning, Caes. B. G. 5, 8: “orto sole,” at sunrise, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 112: “postera lux oritur,” id. S. 1, 5, 39; cf.: crassa pulvis oritur, Enn. ap. Non. 205, 28. —
II. Transf., in gen., to come forth, become visible; to have one's origin or descent, to spring, descend from; to grow or spring forth; to rise, take its origin; arise, proceed, originate (syn. nascor): “hoc quis non credat abs te esse ortum?” Ter. And. 3, 2, 9: “Rhenus oritur ex Lepontiis,” takes its rise, Caes. B. G. 5, 4: “Maeander ex arce summā Celaenarum ortus,” Liv. 38, 13, 7: “Tigris oritur in montibus Uxiorum,” Curt. 5, 3, 1: “fons oritur in monte,” Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 2: “Durius amnis oritur in Pelendonibus,” Plin. 4, 20, 34, § 112: “amnis Indus in Cibyratarum jugis,” id. 5, 28, 29, § 103: “ibi Caicus amnis oritur,” id. 5, 30, 33, § 125: “incliti amnes Caucaso monte orti,” Curt. 8, 9, 3: “Rhenus Alpium vertice ortus,” Tac. G. 1, 2: “clamor,” Caes. B. G. 5, 53: “oritur controversia,” arises, Cic. Clu. 69, 161: unde oritur nox, Enn. ap. Fest. p. 193 Müll. (Ann. v. 407 Vahl.): “tempestas,” Nep. Tim. 3, 3: “monstrum mirabile,” Verg. A. 2, 680: “ulcera,” Cels. 6, 13: “ea officia. quae oriuntur a suo cujusque genere virtutum,” Cic. Fin. 5, 24, 69: “id facmus ex te ortum,” Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 67: “tibi a me nulla orta est injuria,” I have caused you no injury, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 35: quod si numquam oritur, ne occidit quidem umquam, comes into being, Cic. Rep. 6, 24, 27. —Of persons, to be born: “in quo (solo) tu ortus et procreatus es,” Cic. Leg. 2, 2, 4: “pueros orientes animari,” at birth, id. Div. 2, 42, 89: ex concubina, Sal. J. 108, 1; to be descended from: “plerosque Belgas esse ortos a Germanis,” Caes. B. G. 2, 4; to begin, commence, take its beginning: “ab aliquo sermo oritur,” Cic. Lael. 1, 5.—Hence,
A. ŏrĭens , entis, P. a.; as subst. m.
1. The rising sun, morning sun: “et me saevus equis oriens afflavit anhelis,” Verg. A. 5, 739; id. G. 1, 250.—
2. The quarter where the sun rises, the East, the Orient (opp. to occidens, the West, the Occident): “ab oriente ad occidentem,” Cic. N. D. 2, 66: “aestivus,” the quarter where the sun rises in summer, Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 105: “hibernus,” Col. 1, 6: “vernus,” Gell. 2, 22, 7.—
B. ortus , a, um, P. a., sprung, descended, born; constr. with ex, ab, and (partic. with poets and since the Aug. per.) with simple abl.
(α).
Class. usually with ab: “a me ortus,” Cic. Planc. 27, 67: “quoniam ab illo (Catone) ortus es,” id. Mur. 31, 66; Nep. Att. 18, 3; Hor. S. 1, 5, 55: “maternum genus ab regibus ortum,” Suet. Caes. 6: “a liberatoribus patriae ortus,” Liv. 7, 32, 13: homo a se ortus, without noble or famous ancestors: “ego a me ortus et per me nixus (opp. adjuvari commendatione majorum),” Cic. Planc. 27, 67; id. Phil. 6, 6, 17.—
(β).
Less freq. with ex and name of person: “ex Tantalo,” Quint. 9, 3, 57; but with ex and the name of a place, family, order, class, etc., freq. and class.: “ex eodem loco ortus,” Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 10: “ortus ex eā familiā, quā, etc.,” Liv. 7, 10, 3: “ex concubinā,” Sall. J. 5, 7; 108, 1; Liv. 1, 34, 6: “ex patricio sanguine,” id. 6, 40, 6.—
(γ).
With abl. alone (except with loco and genere, mostly poet. and post-Aug.): “eā familiā ortus,” Sall. C. 31, 7: “orte Saturno,” Hor. C. 1, 12, 50; 4, 5, 1; 3, 6, 33: 4, 6, 32: id. Ep. 1, 6, 22: “ortus sorore ejus,” Liv. 8, 3, 7: “paelice,” id. 39, 53, 3: “orti Atticis,” Vell. 1, 4 init.: “antiquis nobilibus,” Quint. 3, 8, 31: “Germanicum Druso ortum,” Tac. A. 1, 3: “Thessalis,” id. ib. 6, 34; 12, 53; “15, 72: regiā stirpe,” Curt. 4, 1, 17: “oppido Ferentino,” Suet. Oth. 1: “equestri familiā,” id. Aug. 2: “magnis e centurionibus,” Hor. S. 1, 6, 73.
