Where does “monoculaire” come from?

monoculaire (French) comes from French oculaire, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

monoculaire (French): monocular

Definitions

  1. monocular

Ancestry of “monoculaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoculaireocular; eye
2Latinoculārisof or pertaining to the eyes, ocular
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “monoculaire”

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