Where does “oratorium” come from?
oratorium (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Latin oratorius, from Latin orator, from Latin orare, from Latin oro, from Latin os, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.
oratorium (Ecclesiastical Latin): place of prayer, oratory
Definitions
- place of prayer, oratory
Ancestry of “oratorium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | oratorius | oratorical |
| 2 | Latin | orator | an orator, speaker; a spokesman, spokesperson; an... |
| 3 | Latin | orare | present active infinitive of ōrō; second-person... |
| 4 | Latin | oro | I orate, deliver a speech; I plead, beg; I pray,... |
| 5 | Latin | os | mouth; face, appearance, head; speech |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ōs | mouth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ésth₁ | bone |