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- prefix Forming compound terms with the sense of
mouth . - prefix Forming compound terms relating to
mountains .
Etymologies
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Irregular formation from combining form of Latin os ("mouth").
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From combining form of Ancient Greek ὄρος ("mountain, high ground"), from ὀρέσθαι ("to raise oneself").
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