Where does “aurícula” come from?

aurícula (Portuguese) comes from Latin auricula, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.

aurícula (Portuguese): pinna, auricle the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head

Definitions

  1. pinna, auricle the visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head

Ancestry of “aurícula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinauriculaThe external part of the ear; ear-lap; The ear...
2Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
3Proto-Italic*auzisear
Every word from Proto-Italic *auzis →Every word from Latin auris →Every word from Latin auricula →