Where does “ocellated” come from?

ocellated (English) comes from Latin ocellatus, from Latin ocellus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ocellated (English): Of, pertaining to, resembling or having an...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, resembling or having an...

Ancestry of “ocellated”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinocellatushaving small eyes
2Latinocelluslittle eye; darling
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →