Where does “oral” come from?

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

oral (Portuguese): oral

Definitions

  1. oral

Ancestry of “oral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōrālisoral
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “oral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →