Where does “monocle” come from?

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

monocle (Dutch): monocle

Definitions

  1. monocle

Ancestry of “monocle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonoclemonocle
2Latinmonoculusa one-eyed man
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →