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Where does “ocularist” come from?

ocularist (English) comes from French oculariste, 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.

ocularist (English): Someone who specializes in the fabrication and...

Definitions

  1. Someone who specializes in the fabrication and...

Ancestry of “ocularist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoculariste—
2Frenchoculaireocular; eye
3Latinoculāris—
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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