Where does “periocular” come from?
periocular (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
periocular (English): Surrounding the eyeball
Definitions
- Surrounding the eyeball
Ancestry of “periocular”, step by step
periocular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English ocular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ocular | Of, or relating to the eye, or the sense of... |
| 2 | Latin | oculāris | of or pertaining to the eyes, ocular |
| 3 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |