Where does “oratour” come from?
oratour (English) comes from English orator, from Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
oratour (English): Obsolete form of orator
Definitions
- Obsolete form of orator
Ancestry of “oratour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orator | Someone who orates or delivers an oration; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | oratour | One who advocates or petitions for another |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | oratour | — |
| 4 | Latin | ōrātor | An orator, speaker |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |