Where does “binocularity” come from?
binocularity (English) comes from English binocular, from French binoculaire, from French oculaire, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
binocularity (English): Binocular vision
Definitions
- Binocular vision
Ancestry of “binocularity”, step by step
binocularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English binocular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | binocular | Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using... |
| 2 | French | binoculaire | binocular |
| 3 | French | oculaire | ocular; eye |
| 4 | Latin | oculāris | of or pertaining to the eyes, ocular |
| 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 |