English

subauricular

From sub- + auricular.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘to enjoy’

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Proto-Italic *auzis ‘ear’

Latin auris ‘ear’

Latin auricula ‘the external ear’

Late Latin auriculāris ‘of or pertaining to the ear’

Today it means

adj Beneath the ear

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / subauricular