[1]orotund: The Latin roots of orotund are related to two more common English words-[2]oral and [3]rotund. Latin or- means "mouth," and rotundus means "round" or "circular." The Roman poet [4]Horace joined forms of those Latin terms to create the phrase ore rotundo, literally meaning "with round mouth," and figuratively meaning "with well-turned speech." Ore rotundo was modified to orotund and adopted into English in the late 18th century. It can indicate either strength of delivery or inflated wording. (Via [5]Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day) Also on: [6]Twitter __________________________________________________________________ My original entry is here: [7]TIL: orotund. It posted Sat, 29 Sep 2018 07:59:53 +0000. Filed under: culture, References 1. https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day/orotund-2018-09-27 2. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oral 3. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rotund 4. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Horace 5. https://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day 6. https://twitter.com/prjorgensen/status/1045947106664611841 7. https://www.prjorgensen.com/?p=2082