Etymology

oro-

Today it means: Of or pertaining to the mouth. Full definition →

Latin ōs ← Proto-Italic *ōs ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s
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oro- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óh₃s
  2. Proto-Italic*ōs
  3. Latinōs
  4. English todayoro-

Derived from Latin ōs (“the mouth”).

oro- · prefix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρος“mountain, high ground”
  2. English todayoro-

From Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros, “mountain, high ground”), from ὄρνῡμῐ (órnūmĭ, “to stir, stir up; to urge on, incite”) + -ος (-os, nominal suffix).

Words from the same roots

Latinōs all →

osossuary-os-os clitoridisos coxaeos penisossatureossiferousossificossifyossilegium

Ancient Greekὄρος all →

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