Where does “circumocular” come from?

circumocular (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.

circumocular (English): That extends around the eye

Definitions

  1. That extends around the eye

Ancestry of “circumocular”, step by step

circumocular traces back through two 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 circum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-