Where does “óráidíocht” come from?
óráidíocht (Irish) comes from Irish óráidí, from Irish óráid, from Old Irish oráit, from Latin ōrātiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
óráidíocht (Irish): oratory; public speaking
Definitions
- oratory; public speaking
Ancestry of “óráidíocht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | óráidí | orator, speechmaker; plural of óráid; inflection... |
| 2 | Irish | óráid | oration, speech, address |
| 3 | Old Irish | oráit | prayer; speech, oration |
| 4 | Latin | ōrātiō | speech, discourse, language |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |