Morpheme
Orch
Type
bound base
Denotation
lichen, literally little ear
Etymology
(1) Middle English orchell; Old French orchel, orseil; Old Catalan orxella (influenced by Arabic ‘urjālla); Italian oricello; Latin ōricilla, from ōricula, auricula, from auris; (2) Spanish orchilla; Latin ōricilla, from ōricula, auricula, from auris
Evidence
orchel, orchella, orchil, orchilla
