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Where does “auricula” come from?

auricula (Latin) comes from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis.

auricula (Latin): The external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...

Definitions

  1. The external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...

Ancestry of “auricula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
2Proto-Italic*auzis—

Words derived from “auricula”

  • auricular
  • auricle
  • preauricular
  • postauricular
  • auricula
  • auriculotemporal
  • retroauricular
  • auricularia
  • auricled
  • periauricular
  • auriculotherapy
  • oculoauriculovertebral
  • interauricular
  • auricularly
  • facioauriculovertebral
  • biauricular
  • sinoauricular
  • supraauricular
  • temporoauricular
  • auriculariaceous
  • auriculo-
  • zygomaticoauricular
  • auriculoacupuncture
  • auriculotherapist
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