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 — ear.

origliamento (Italian): eavesdropping; overhearing

Definitions

  1. eavesdropping; overhearing

Ancestry of “origliamento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianorigliareto eavesdrop, overhear, listen in
2Old Frenchoreillier—
3Old Frenchoreilleear
4Vulgar LatinoriclaAlternative form of auricula
5LatinauriculaThe external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...
6Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
7Proto-Italic*auzisear
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzis →Every word from Latin auris →Every word from Latin auricula →