Where does “orchilla” come from?

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

orchilla (English): Orchil lichen

Definitions

  1. Orchil lichen

Ancestry of “orchilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishorchillaa lichen, (Roccella canariensis)
2Latinoricillaearlobe; external part of the ear
3Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
4Proto-Italic*auzisear
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