Where does “oratrix” come from?

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

oratrix (English): A female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity...

Definitions

  1. A female plaintiff, or complainant, in equity...

Ancestry of “oratrix”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinoratrixA female orator, a female speaker
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 →