Etymology of the English word oral
the English word
oralderived from the Late Latin word
oralis (oral)
derived from the Latin word
os (oris, mouth; bone; bones; mouth, speech, expression)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*os-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ost-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ōs-Derivations in English
oracy,
oralism,
oralist,
orality,
preoralUsage
Word found in Modern English
