Where does “orchilla” come from?

orchilla (Spanish) comes from Latin oricilla, from Latin auris, from Proto-Italic *auzis — ear.

orchilla (Spanish): a lichen, (Roccella canariensis)

Definitions

  1. a lichen, (Roccella canariensis)

Ancestry of “orchilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoricillaearlobe; external part of the ear
2Latinaurisear; dative/ablative plural of aura
3Proto-Italic*auzisear

Words derived from “orchilla”

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