Where does “oratory” come from?
Oratory derives from Latin oratorius, meaning "of speaking," from Latin orator "speaker," from Latin orare "to speak," from Latin oro, from Latin os, from Proto-Indo-European h₃éh₁os "mouth."
oratory (English): A private chapel or prayer room; A large Roman...
Definitions
- A private chapel or prayer room; A large Roman...
Ancestry of “oratory”, step by step
oratory traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English ōrātōrīe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | ōrātōrīe | room or other place for prayer or private study;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | oratorie | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōrātōrium | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrātōrius | oratorical |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Latin ōrātōria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ōrātōria | oratory the oratorical art |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |