myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of orator

Etymology of the Latin word orator

the Latin word orator (speaker, orator)

derived from the Classical Latin word oratum

derived 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)

Anglo-Norman orator, French orateur, Italian oratore, Portuguese orador, Spanish orador