Where does “orellada” come from?

orellada (Catalan) comes from Catalan orella, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.

orellada (Catalan): ear tug usually as a form of informal punishment

Definitions

  1. ear tug usually as a form of informal punishment

Ancestry of “orellada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanorellaear
2Vulgar LatinoriclaAlternative form of auricula
3LatinauriculaThe external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...
4Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
5Proto-Italic*auzisear
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzis →Every word from Latin auris →Every word from Latin auricula →