Where does “monocle” come from?

monocle (English) comes from French monocle, from Latin monoculus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

monocle (English): A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used...

Definitions

  1. A single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used...

Ancestry of “monocle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmonoclemonocle
2Latinmonoculusa one-eyed man
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “monocle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →