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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | ōrātōrīe | room or other place for prayer or private study;... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | oratorie | — |
| 3 | Latin | ōrātōrium | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrātōrius | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |