Where does “orillon” come from?
orillon (English) comes from French oreille, from Middle French oreille, from Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis.
orillon (English): A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of...
Definitions
- A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of...
Ancestry of “orillon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | oreille | ear |
| 2 | Middle French | oreille | ear |
| 3 | Old French | oreille | ear |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | oricla | Alternative form of auricula |
| 5 | Latin | auricula | The external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear... |
| 6 | Latin | auris | ear; dative/ablative plural of aura |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *auzis | — |