Where does “orele” come from?

orele (Friulian) comes from Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.

orele (Friulian): ear; gill

Definitions

  1. ear; gill

Ancestry of “orele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchoreilleear
2Vulgar LatinoriclaAlternative form of auricula
3LatinauriculaThe external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...
4Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
5Proto-Italic*auzisear
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzis →Every word from Latin auris →Every word from Latin auricula →