Where does “audience” come from?
audience (Italian) comes from English audience, from Middle English audience, from Middle French audience, from Old French audience, from Latin audientia, from Latin audiēns, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d- — to do, put, place.
audience (Italian): audience widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public
Definitions
- audience widespread or nationwide viewing or listening public
Ancestry of “audience”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | audience | A group of people within hearing; specifically, a... |
| 2 | Middle English | audience | — |
| 3 | Middle French | audience | — |
| 4 | Old French | audience | — |
| 5 | Latin | audientia | The act of hearing or listening; attention, heed;... |
| 6 | Latin | audiēns | hearing, listening |
| 7 | Latin | audiō | to hear, listen to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew-is-d- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |