Where does “occhi” come from?

occhi (Italian) comes from Italian occhio, from Vulgar Latin oclus, from Latin oculus, from Proto-Italic okʷelos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

occhi (Italian): plural of occhio; eyes

Definitions

  1. plural of occhio; eyes

Ancestry of “occhi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianocchioeye; hilum; look out! watch out!
2Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
3LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
4Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “occhi”

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