Where does “binoklo” come from?

binoklo (Ido) comes from Ido binocle, from Russian бинокль, from French binocle, from Latin bi-, from Ancient Greek κύκλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

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,...
4Latinbi-having two parts; occurring twice
5Ancient Greekκύκλοςcircle, ring; Any circular object, such as a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “binoklo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-