Where does “antennocular” come from?

antennocular (English) comes from English ocular, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

antennocular (English): Relating to an antenna and eye of an insect

Definitions

  1. Relating to an antenna and eye of an insect

Ancestry of “antennocular”, step by step

antennocular traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ocular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishocularOf, or relating to the eye, or the sense of...
2Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via English [[antenna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English[[antenna

via English antenn(a)]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishantenn(a)]]
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-
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