English
auditory
Auditory comes from Latin audītōrius ‘pertaining to a hearer or 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 CEaudītōrius‘pertaining to a hearer or hearing’
- Englishtodayauditory
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 CEaudītōrius‘pertaining to a hearer or hearing’
- Englishtodayauditory
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see, perceive’
love, egg, ear, aviation, acoustic, oval, avid, anesthesia, ey, ovation, avian, auspicious, aviator, aural, avarice, ocarina, aviary, otolaryngology, 66 more
through Latin audiō ‘to hear’
Today it means
adj Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / auditory