Where does “Antler” come from?
Antler (English) comes from Middle English auntelere, from Old French antoillier, from Old French ueil, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
Antler (English): A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year
Definitions
- A deciduous branching and bony structure on the head of deer (Cervidae), normally in pairs, grown and shed each year
Ancestry of “Antler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | auntelere | The bottom-most antler of a deer |
| 2 | Old French | antoillier | antler, horn |
| 3 | Old French | ueil | eye |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 5 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |