Where does “orelleira” come from?
orelleira (Galician) comes from Galician orella, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis.
orelleira (Galician): mouldboard; in Galician traditional ploughs, a...
Definitions
- mouldboard; in Galician traditional ploughs, a...
Ancestry of “orelleira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | orella | ear; Galician sweet fritters typically consumed... |
| 2 | Latin | auricula | The external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear... |
| 3 | Latin | auris | ear; dative/ablative plural of aura |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *auzis | — |