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Where does “subocular” come from?

subocular (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.

subocular (English): Below the eye; One of the scales below the eyes

Definitions

  1. Below the eye; One of the scales below the eyes

Ancestry of “subocular”, step by step

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