Where does “audiencia” come from?

audiencia (English) comes from Spanish audiencia, from Latin audientia, from Latin audiēns, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

audiencia (English): An appellate court of the Spanish empire

Definitions

  1. An appellate court of the Spanish empire

Ancestry of “audiencia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaudienciaaudience; a tribunal of justice of a defined...
2LatinaudientiaThe act of hearing or listening; attention, heed;...
3Latinaudiēnshearing, listening
4Latinaudiōto hear, listen to
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d- →Every word from Latin audiō →