Etymology

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Today it means: ear Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὠτ- (ōt-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  2. Ancient Greekοὖς (oûs)
  3. Ancient Greekὠτ- (ōt-)
  4. English todayot-

From ὠτ- (ōt-), the stem of the Ancient Greek οὖς (oûs, “ear”).

Words from the same roots

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.