Where does “binocle” come from?

binocle (Dutch) comes from French binocle, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

binocle (Dutch): opera glass; field glass

Definitions

  1. opera glass; field glass

Ancestry of “binocle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbinoclepince-nez; lorgnette; spectacles, eyeglasses,...
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →
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