Where does “orans” come from?

orans (English) comes from Latin orans, from Latin ōrō, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

orans (English): A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually...

Definitions

  1. A figure in an attitude of prayer, usually...

Ancestry of “orans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoransspeaking, orating; pleading, begging; praying,...
2Latinōrōto orate, deliver a speech publicly
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →
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