Where does “auriculate” come from?
auriculate (Latin) comes from Latin auriculatus, from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.
auriculate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of auriculātus
Definitions
- vocative masculine singular of auriculātus
Ancestry of “auriculate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | auriculatus | eared; auriculate |
| 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 | ear |