Etymology of the English word oratorio
the English word
oratorioderived from the Italian word
oratorioderived from the Latin word
oratorius (of an orator; oratorical)
derived from the Latin word
orator (speaker, orator)
derived from the Classical Latin word
oratumderived from the Latin word
orare (beg, ask for, pray)
derived from the Late Latin word
oratio (speech, oration; eloquence)
derived from the Latin word
oratus (request; entreaty)
derived from the Latin word
orare (beg, ask for, pray)
Cognates
Dutch
oratorium, French
oratoire, German
Oratorium, Icelandic
óratoríum, Italian
oratorio, Spanish
oratorio, Swedish
oratoriumUsage
Word found in Modern English
