Where does “monocular” come from?
monocular (English) comes from French monoculaire, from French oculaire, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
monocular (English): Having one eye; Related to a monocle; Of any...
Definitions
- Having one eye; Related to a monocle; Of any...
Ancestry of “monocular”, step by step
monocular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French monoculaire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | monoculaire | monocular |
| 2 | French | oculaire | ocular; eye |
| 3 | Latin | oculāris | of or pertaining to the eyes, ocular |
| 4 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via English ocular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ocular | Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of... |