Where does “oral” come from?

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

oral (Romanian): oral

Definitions

  1. oral

Ancestry of “oral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoraloral; an oral exam, a viva, a viva voce
2Latinōrālisoral
3Latinōsmouth
4Proto-Italicōsmouth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “oral”

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