orally-transmitted
|or-al-ly-trans-mit-ted|
/ˈɔːrəli-trænzˈmɪtɪd/
spoken communication
Etymology
'orally-transmitted' originates from the combination of 'oral' and 'transmit', where 'oral' comes from Latin 'oralis', meaning 'of the mouth', and 'transmit' from Latin 'transmittere', meaning 'to send across'.
'oralis' transformed into the English word 'oral', and 'transmittere' became 'transmit' in English, eventually forming the compound adjective 'orally-transmitted'.
Initially, 'oral' meant 'of the mouth', and 'transmit' meant 'to send across'. Together, they evolved to mean 'communicated through spoken word'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
communicated or spread through spoken word rather than written or electronic means.
The folklore was orally-transmitted from generation to generation.
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Last updated: 2025/05/19 10:04