Etymology

tinnitus

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Today it means: The experience of auditory sensations, such as a ringing or pulsating sound, occurring in the absence of any external stimulus. Full definition →

Latin tinnītus
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The story

  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromtinnītus“a jingling, ringing”
  2. English todaytinnitus

Learned borrowing from Latin tinnītus (“a jingling, ringing”).

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