Etymology

orifice

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Today it means: A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. Full definition →

Late Latin ōrificium
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The story

  1. Late Latin · derived fromōrificium“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”
  2. English todayorifice

From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of ōs (“mouth”) + faciō (“to make”).

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