Where does “extraocular” come from?
Extraocular comes from Latin extrāoculāris, from extrā meaning "outside" and oculāris meaning "of the eye," derived from oculus and the suffix -āris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- meaning "to see."
extraocular (English): Situated outside of or away from the eyes
Definitions
- Situated outside of or away from the eyes
Ancestry of “extraocular”, step by step
extraocular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English extra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | extra | Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or... |
| 2 | English | extraordinary | Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual; Remarkably... |
| 3 | Latin | extraordinārius | extraordinary |
| 4 | Latin | ōrdinem | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | orden | — |
| 6 | Latin | ōrdināre | — |
| 7 | Latin | ōrdō | a methodical series, arrangement, or order; regular line, row, or series |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ored(h)- | to arrange |
via English ocular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ocular | Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of... |
| 2 | Latin | oculāris | of or pertaining to the eyes, ocular |
| 3 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |