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Where does “occhiali” come from?

occhiali (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.

occhiali (Italian): glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses

Definitions

  1. glasses, spectacles, eyeglasses

Ancestry of “occhiali”, 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 “occhiali”

  • portaocchiali
  • occhialaio
  • occhialuto
  • očale
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