Where does “monocolo” come from?

monocolo (Italian) comes from Late Latin monoculus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

monocolo (Italian): monocle, eyeglass

Definitions

  1. monocle, eyeglass

Ancestry of “monocolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinmonoculusa one-eyed man
2LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
3Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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