Where does “antlered” come from?
antlered (English) comes from English Antler, 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 — to see; eye.
antlered (English): Having antlers
Ancestry of “antlered”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Antler | — |
| 2 | Middle English | auntelere | The bottom-most antler of a deer |
| 3 | Old French | antoillier | antler, horn |
| 4 | Old French | ueil | eye |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | oclus | eye; Alternative form of oculus |
| 6 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |