English
audition
Audition comes from Latin audītiō ‘a listening, hearing’, from audiō ‘to hear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see, perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis‘clearly, manifestly’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awizdiō‘to hear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaudiō‘to hear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaudītiō‘a listening, hearing’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600audicion
- Englishearliest quotation 1891audition
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see, perceive’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewis‘clearly, manifestly’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awizdiō‘to hear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaudiō‘to hear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEaudītiō‘a listening, hearing’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600audicion
- Englishearliest quotation 1891audition
Earliest quotation: 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles: “Abraham talked on, rather for the pleasure of utterance…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’
love, egg, ear, oval, acoustic, aviation, avid, anesthesia, ey, avian, aviator, auspicious, ovation, aural, avarice, aviary, ocarina, otolaryngology, 66 more
through Latin audiō ‘to hear’
Today it means
noun A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / audition