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English word oral comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ost-, Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os (Mouth.)
*h₃ost- (Proto-Indo-European)
bone
*h₃éh₁os (Proto-Indo-European)
Mouth.
*ōs (Proto-Italic)
or- (Latin)
oralis (New Latin)
oral (English)
(countable) A physical examination of the mouth.. (countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.. (uncountable, informal) Oral sex. Relating to the mouth.. Spoken rather than written.