English
aural
Aural comes from Latin auralis, from auris ‘ear’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ṓws‘ear’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzis‘ear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEauris‘ear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEauralis
- Englishearliest quotation 1853aural
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘to see’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ṓws‘ear’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*auzis‘ear’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEauris‘ear’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEauralis
- Englishearliest quotation 1853aural
Earliest quotation: 1853, Metropolitan Hospitals & Medical Schools: “The aural surgeon attends Mondays and Thursdays, at half-past…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to see’
love, audience, egg, aviation, obey, audit, oval, avid, anesthesia, ey, ovation, audible, avian, acoustics, aviator, auspicious, avarice, aviary, ocarina, acoustical, 64 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws ‘ear’
Another origin of aural
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwsr̥h₂reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhrāreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEαὔραaúra‘cool air in motion, breeze, fresh air of the morning’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaura‘moving air, breeze, vital air’
- Englishtodayaural
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the ear.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / aural