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Where does “monoculare” come from?

monoculare (Italian) comes from Italian oculare, from Latin oculāris, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

monoculare (Italian): monocular

Definitions

  1. monocular

Ancestry of “monoculare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianoculareocular, eye; eyepiece
2Latinoculāris—
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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