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Where does “occhialino” come from?

occhialino (Italian) comes from Italian occhiale, 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.

occhialino (Italian): Diminutive of occhiale; lorgnette; monocle

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of occhiale; lorgnette; monocle

Ancestry of “occhialino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianocchialeglasses, spectacles
2Italianocchioeye; hilum; look out! watch out!
3Vulgar Latinocluseye; Alternative form of oculus
4LatinoculusAn eye; the power of sight; a spot resembling an...
5Proto-Italicokʷeloseye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókʷseye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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