Etymology

adoral

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Today it means: Located near the mouth. Full definition →

English oral ← Latin ad- ← Proto-Italic *ad-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Englishad-
  6. Englishoral
  7. English todayadoral

From ad- + oral.

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