Where does “monocled” come from?

monocled (English) comes from English monocle, 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.

monocled (English): Wearing a monocle

Definitions

  1. Wearing a monocle

Ancestry of “monocled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonocleA single lens, usually in a wire frame, and used...
2Frenchmonoclemonocle
3Latinmonoculusa one-eyed man
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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