Etymology of the English word auricula
the English word
auriculaderived from the Latin word
auricula (external ear; ear; sense of hearing)
derived from the Late Latin word
auris (ear; hearing; a discriminating sense of hearing)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ous-Date
The earliest known usage of auricula in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
aurikel, French
auricule, German
Aurikel, Norwegian
aurikkel, Swedish
aurikelUsage
Word found in Modern English
