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Where does “trioculate” come from?

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

trioculate (English): Having, or appearing to have, three eyes

Definitions

  1. Having, or appearing to have, three eyes

Ancestry of “trioculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoculatehaving eyes; having spots or holes resembling...
2Latinoculātus—
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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