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oro

Pronunciation: [ˈoː.roː]

“oro” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to orate, deliver a speech publicly
  2. to plead, beg, pray, entreat

In Latin

  1. causas agere

Etymology

The etymology of this word hinges on whether Oscan urust should be accepted as cognate: * If so, this word is from Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“to pronounce a ritual”) (Rix reconstructs Proto-Italic *ōrāō), see also Hittite 𒀀𒊑𒉿𒄑𒍣 (a-ru-wa-ez-zi, “to worship, revere”), 𒀀𒊑𒂊𒄑𒍣 (a-ri-e-ez-zi, “to consult an oracle”), Attic Greek ἀρά (ará, “prayer”), and Sanskrit आर्यन्ति (āryanti, “praise”). * If…

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