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Where does “orale” come from?

orale (French) comes from French oral, from Latin ōrālis, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

orale (French): feminine singular of oral

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of oral

Ancestry of “orale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoraloral; an oral exam, a viva, a viva voce
2Latinōrālis—
3Latinōs—
4Proto-Italicōs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “orale”

  • oralement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →