English → Latin
“oral” in Latin
praesēnspresent, immediate, at hand, existing; prompt; propitiousvīvusalive, living; native, genuine, in the natural state; bright, lit, burning, kindledvōxvoice; accent; speech, remark, expression, (turn of) phrase
The English word oral itself goes back to Latin ōs, through ōrālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
oral
by circumlocution with praesens; e.g., cetera praesenti sermoni reservare (for oral communication; Cic.); praesens, praesentis cum praesente, sermo (Cic.); praesens cum praesente colloquor; coram habere sermon em cum aliquo (after Cic.). Oral instruction, viva, ut dicitur, vox (Plin., Ep., 2, 3, 9).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for oral?
- The usual Latin words for “oral” are praesēns, vīvus, vōx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.