autillo
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from the base *aut, imitative of its call, + -illo. Or, from Vulgar Latin *ōtellus, a diminutive of Ancient Greek ὠτός (ōtós), genitive of οὖς (oûs, “ear”), referring to its ears.
Noun[edit]
autillo m (plural autillos)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “autillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 190