Where does “auricula” come from?

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

auricula (English): The external part of the ear; A small conical...

Definitions

  1. The external part of the ear; A small conical...

Ancestry of “auricula”, step by step

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