Where does “monoauricular” come from?

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

monoauricular (English): Affecting, or for use with, a single ear

Definitions

  1. Affecting, or for use with, a single ear

Ancestry of “monoauricular”, step by step

monoauricular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English auricular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishauricularOf or pertaining to the ear; Of or pertaining to...
2Latinauricularisof or pertaining to the ear; auricular;...
3LatinauriculaThe external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...
4Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
5Proto-Italic*auzisear

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzis