Where does “unuokululo” come from?
unuokululo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto unu, from Esperanto nur, from German nur, from Middle High German nuor, from Old High German niwāri.
unuokululo (Esperanto): A one-eyed person
Ancestry of “unuokululo”, step by step
unuokululo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto unu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | unu | one |
| 2 | Esperanto | nur | only, just |
| 3 | German | nur | only, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | nuor | — |
| 5 | Old High German | niwāri | — |
via Esperanto okulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | okulo | eye |
| 2 | Latin | oculus | An eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | okʷelos | eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |