Where does “orans” come from?

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

orans (Latin): speaking, orating; pleading, begging; praying,...

Definitions

  1. speaking, orating; pleading, begging; praying,...

Ancestry of “orans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōrōto orate, deliver a speech publicly
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “orans

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁Every word from Proto-Italic ōsEvery word from Latin ōs