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Where does “senocular” come from?

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

senocular (English): Having six eyes

Definitions

  1. Having six eyes

Ancestry of “senocular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsēnī—
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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