Where does “intraocular” come from?
Intraocular is an English compound formed from Latin intra meaning within and Latin ocular meaning of the eye.
intraocular (English): Inside or within the eye
Ancestry of “intraocular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ocular | Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of... |
| 2 | Latin | oculāris | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “intraocular”