Where does “olleiro” come from?

olleiro (Galician) comes from Galician ollo, from Old Portuguese ollo, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

olleiro (Galician): spring; poodle, pool

Definitions

  1. spring; poodle, pool

Ancestry of “olleiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianolloeye; potato eye; pool
2Old Portugueseolloeye
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →