Where does “oracy” come from?

oracy (English) comes from English oral, from Latin ōrālis, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

oracy (English): The ability to speak, and to understand spoken...

Definitions

  1. The ability to speak, and to understand spoken...

Ancestry of “oracy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoralRelating to the mouth; Spoken rather than...
2Latinōrālisoral
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →