Where does “perce-oreille” come from?
perce-oreille (French) 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 — ear.
perce-oreille (French): earwig (insect)
Definitions
- earwig (insect)
Ancestry of “perce-oreille”, step by step
perce-oreille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French oreille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ear |
via French perce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | perce | first-person singular present indicative of... |