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Where does “auditorium” come from?

Auditorium comes from Latin auditorium, derived from the Latin verb audio (to hear), which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root dʰeh₁-.

auditorium (English): A large room for public meetings or performances;...

Definitions

  1. A large room for public meetings or performances;...

Ancestry of “auditorium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaudītōrium—
2LatinauditoriusOf or pertaining to hearing or to one who hears
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “auditorium”

  • awditoryum
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