Where does “okulglobo” come from?

okulglobo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto okulo, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

okulglobo (Esperanto): eyeball

Definitions

  1. eyeball

Ancestry of “okulglobo”, step by step

okulglobo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto okulo

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

via Esperanto globo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogloboglobe
2Latinglobusany round object; a sphere; a globe; a glob,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →