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Where does “perorate” come from?

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

perorate (English): To speak or declaim at great length, especially...

Definitions

  1. To speak or declaim at great length, especially...

Ancestry of “perorate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperoratusharangued
2Latinperōrō—
3Latinōrō—
4Latinōs—
5Proto-Italicōs—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →