Etymology

auricle

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Today it means: Any appendage in the shape of an ear or earlobe. Full definition →

Latin auricula
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromauricula“the external ear”
  2. English todayauricle

From Latin auricula (“the external ear”), diminutive of auris (“the ear”). Doublet of auricula.

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