Where does “ocularity” come from?

ocularity (English) comes from English ocular, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

ocularity (English): A measure of the number of eyes needed to see...

Definitions

  1. A measure of the number of eyes needed to see...

Ancestry of “ocularity”, step by step

ocularity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ocular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishocularOf, or relating to the eye, or the sense of...
2Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via English ity

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishity
2Ingrian-uUsed to form nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-