Where does “origliamento” come from?
origliamento (Italian) comes from Italian origliare, from Old French oreillier, from Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis.
origliamento (Italian): eavesdropping; overhearing
Definitions
- eavesdropping; overhearing
Ancestry of “origliamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | origliare | to eavesdrop, overhear, listen in |
| 2 | Old French | oreillier | — |
| 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 | — |