Where does “oculist” come from?

Oculist comes from French oculiste, formed with the French suffix -iste from Latin -ista, derived from Ancient Greek -ιστής, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots.

oculist (English): An ophthalmologist; An optometrist

Definitions

  1. An ophthalmologist; An optometrist

Ancestry of “oculist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoculisteoculist, eye doctor
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →
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