Where does “binoklo” come from?

binoklo (Ido) comes from Ido binocle, from Russian бинокль, from French binocle, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

binoklo (Ido): double eyeglass; spectacles, glasses, pince-nez, etc

Definitions

  1. double eyeglass; spectacles, glasses, pince-nez, etc

Ancestry of “binoklo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idobinocle—
2Russianбинокльbinoculars
3Frenchbinoclepince-nez; lorgnette; spectacles, eyeglasses,...
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “binoklo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs →Every word from Proto-Italic okʷelos →