Etymograph

English

aboral

Aboral comes from English oral ‘the mouth’.

  1. English1500–presentoral‘the mouth’
  2. Englishtodayaboral

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentoral‘the mouth’
  2. Englishtodayaboral

A compound of ab- ‘away from’ + oral ‘the mouth’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epo ‘off, away’

English ab-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃éh₁os

Proto-Italic *ōs ‘mouth’

Latin ōs ‘the mouth’

Late Latin ōrālis

English oral

Every English word from English oral

Today it means

adj Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English oral / aboral

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