Where does “auricula” come from?

auricula (Classical Latin) comes from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.

auricula (Classical Latin): The external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...

Definitions

  1. The external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...

Ancestry of “auricula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
2Proto-Italic*auzisear
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzisEvery word from Latin auris
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